August 02

• Congo-Kinshasa: Refugee Defies Odds to Help Others Return Home From DRC Camps

  Simon Singirankabo's story is not different from those of other refugees. For close to 20 years, he lived as a refugee in different camps in DRC, and found himself drifting further... Read more »

August 01

• Congo-Kinshasa: Prosecution Vs Persecution - the Fate of DRC Commanders [opinion]

  The Associated Press on July 26 published an article concerning the issued arrest warrants for former M23 rebel group leaders by the DRC government. Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: UN to Ensure Congolese Refugees Get Education

  Education is the best strategy to cushion refugees against all forms of abuse, the UN High Commission for Refugees Country Representative, Neimah Warsame, has said. Read more »

July 29

• Rwanda: Rwanda Welcomes More Returnees From DRC

  Thirty eight Rwandans, including 28 teenagers and nine children, who have been living in DR Congo, were on Friday welcomed home on arrival at Nyagatare transit centre, Rusizi... Read more »

• Rwanda: Who Will Call HRW to Order?

  Only a few hours after issuing yet another scathing report on the conflict in Eastern DRC and pack of lies against Rwanda, including the assertion from one of their many unnamed... Read more »

July 26

• Rwanda: Rwanda 'committed to DRC Peace Deal'

  Rwanda has reiterated its commitment to the UN-backed Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the region, and urged all signatories to the agreement, signed in... Read more »

July 25

• Congo-Kinshasa: Regional MPs Push for Ceasefire in Eastern DRC

  Warring parties in eastern DR Congo should stop hostilities and give priority to peace talks, Parliamentarians from the Great Lakes Region have said. Read more »

July 24

• Congo-Kinshasa: Of the Apologising Youth and Taking Sides in the DRC Mess [opinion]

  Last week I promised never to react to any external report because, in my opinion, they were simply distractions. Read more »

July 23

• Congo-Kinshasa: Is the UN in Congo Beyond Redemption? [opinion]

  I posed the question whether the world body could redeem itself, at least in this region. The answer was yes - provided it was prepared to admit that it had done mistakes in the... Read more »

July 19

• Congo-Kinshasa: With the DRC Bleeding, Can the UN Dare Claim Legitimacy? [opinion]

  Reports coming out of eastern DRC are that its army, FARDC, and one out of a slew of rebel factions in the country, M23, are in the thick of a flare-up again, after a short lull.... Read more »

June 20

• Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese Call for End to Conflict As World Marks Refugee Day

  Congolese refugees, currently sheltered at Kigeme Camp, Nyamagabe District, have appealed to their government to bring peace in the war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of the... Read more »

June 14

• Rwanda: Team Rwanda to Compete in Tour of DRC

  Rwanda national cycling team, Team Rwanda will compete in this year's Tour of the Democratic Republic of Congo from June 18-29, according to the Rwanda Cycling Federation... Read more »

June 09

• Congo-Kinshasa: DRC, M23 Peace Talks to Resume in Kampala

  Talks aimed at ending fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between government troops and the M23 rebels could resume next week. Read more »

May 28

• Rwanda: Rwanda Irked By Kikwete's Sympathy for FDLR

  Rwanda's Minister for Foreign Affairs Louise Mushikiwabo has described a statement made by Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete that Rwanda should sit on negotiation table with FDLR... Read more »

May 25

• Congo-Kinshasa: Can Development Bring Immediate Peace to Congo? [editorial]

  The dust has settled after the diplomatic shuttle in this region by the heads of two global institutions who were on an errand to seek the perennial elusive peace in neighbouring... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: UN Chief Pleads for Congo Peace Deal

  The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on regional countries to support the Congo peace framework, fearing any indifference will render the efforts futile. Read more »

May 28

• Congo-Kinshasa: Congo Holds the Key to Its Problems, No One Else

  The Kinyarwanda adage; Utabusya abwita ubumera ( literally meaning that when one does not bear the brunt of, or is not directly affected by something, they think it's a walk in the... Read more »

May 15

• Congo-Kinshasa: The Irony of the Number of Weapons in the Hands of Armed Groups in DRC [opinion]

  I happened to pass by the Kigeme Refugee Camp in Nyamagabe District the other day. The camp is now full with some nearly 18,000 refugees, most of them from Masisi, eastern... Read more »

May 09

• Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Senators Meet Congolese Refugees

  The visiting delegation of senators from the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday met thousands of Congolese refugees who have been living in Rwanda for over 15 years. Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: It's Not Too Late to Fix DRC's Woes

  Of all the signals given out regarding bringing back sanity within the Congolese borders, none could be more powerful than that emitted by DRC Senate President, Léon Kengo... Read more »

May 08

• Congo-Kinshasa: Dialogue Way Forward, Says DRC Senate Chief

  The current security crisis in eastern DR Congo can only be solved through peaceful means with support of the region, the Speaker of the Congolese Senate has said. Read more »

May 07

• Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Senators Arrive for Parliamentary Diplomacy Mission

  Eight Congolese Senators led by the DR Congo Senate's president Léon Kengo Wa Dondo arrived in Kigali yesterday afternoon for a three-day visit meant to promote... Read more »

May 06

• Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Senators On Diplomacy Tour to Rwanda

  About eight top Congolese Senators are expected to arrive in Rwanda today for a three-day visit aimed at promoting parliamentary diplomacy as well as regional peace. Read more »

May 03

• Congo-Kinshasa: Only Political Solution Will Work in DRC

  On Wednesday, the United Nations Special Envoy to the Great Lakes, former Irish President Mary Robinson, told reporters in Kigali that the ultimate solution to the crisis in DRC... Read more »

April 30

• Rwanda: Ex-M23 Combatants Seek Refugee Status in Rwanda

  Members of an M23 breakaway rebel faction who fled to Rwanda have renounced rebellion and political activities that might be associated with armed groups and asked the UN refugee... Read more »