March 31, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Trapped in Cycles of Brutality and Misery
Human rights experts warn that ongoing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has trapped the country in continuing cycles of brutality and misery, which will not end… Read more »
March 29, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Refugee Agency in Mozambique Appeals for Help to Aid DRC Refugees
The representative of the U.N. refugee agency in Mozambique said refugees fleeing war-torn parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo are making an already complicated humanitarian… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Rwanda: Western Donors Pressed to Sanction Rwanda As DRC Violence Escalates
Around 100,000 people in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have fled their homes following a string of recent attacks, and fighting between M23 rebels and government forces,… Read more »
February 20, 2023
Africa: DR Congo, Zambia Vow to Resolve Customs Delays for Trucks Hauling Copper, Cobalt
The presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia have vowed to resolve customs delays for trucks transporting copper from the two top producers in Africa. The growing… Read more »
January 24, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: UN - Escalating Attacks Terrorize Thousands in Eastern DR Congo
The U.N. refugee agency, the UNHCR, is condemning escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that has killed hundreds of civilians and forced hundreds of… Read more »
January 19, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Says 49 Bodies Found in Mass Graves in Eastern DR Congo
The United Nations said Wednesday peacekeepers discovered mass graves in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, following a series of attacks blamed on a local… Read more »
January 18, 2023
Africa: Pope Francis Prepares for Long-Awaited Visit to DR Congo, South Sudan
Pope Francis is set travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan at the end of the month - a visit the pontiff had earlier been forced to postpone due to health… Read more »
January 09, 2023
Africa: Kagame Threatens to Evict DR Congo Refugees
Rwandan President Paul Kagame threatened to evict thousands of Congolese refugees living in Rwanda if the international community continues to blame his country for the conflict in… Read more »
December 28, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: South Sudan Sends 750 Troops to DRC
South Sudan is sending 750 troops to join the East Africa Force trying to bring peace in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, despite its own struggles to restore peace back… Read more »
December 13, 2022
East Africa: Army Reports Killing 11 Rebels Who Entered Country From DR Congo
The Ugandan army says its troops have killed eleven members of the Allied Democratic Forces, or ADF, when they tried to enter Uganda from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The army… Read more »
December 06, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Peace Talks End Amid Hopes of Opening Dialogue With M23
A third round of peace talks for the Democratic Republic of Congo has ended in Nairobi with no reported progress toward settling conflicts in the country's volatile eastern… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Death Toll From Rebels' Massacre Close to 300, Says DRC
The Democratic Republic of Congo says the civilian death toll from what it calls a massacre by rebels with the March 23 movement, known as M23, has risen to 272. Read more »
December 02, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Rebels Deny Civilian Massacre As Truce Breaks Down
Democratic Republic of Congo rebels with the March 23 Movement, known as M23, have denied the military's accusation they carried out a massacre of civilians as a truce between the… Read more »
November 28, 2022
East Africa: East African Nations Say DR Congo Needs Political Reform to Deal With Armed Groups
Kenya is hosting a third round of talks aimed at bringing peace to the volatile eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more »
November 23, 2022
East Africa: Analysts Say Ugandan Troops Heading to DR Congo to Make Amends for the Past
The Ugandan army on Monday said it will send 1,000 troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo to join a regional force to help fight rebels and end decades of instability. Read more »
November 21, 2022
Rwanda: DRC, Rwanda Plan to Meet Over Rebels
The Democratic Republic of Congo's president met with his Kenyan counterpart Monday in Kinshasa to discuss security in the country and the region, before meeting later this week… Read more »
November 17, 2022
East Africa: East Africa Regional Force to Counter M23 Rebels' Advance
The East African Community's armed force, led by Kenya, has vowed to protect the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as M23 rebels advance toward the city,… Read more »
November 07, 2022
Africa: UN Agencies Raise Concern Over Refugee Influx Into Malawi
U.N. agencies in Malawi say an influx of hundreds of refugees escaping fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo is straining already scarce resources at Malawi's largest… Read more »
October 03, 2022
East Africa: DRC Refugees to Uganda Expected to Double As Conflict Rages
The government of Uganda and the U.N. Refugee Agency say a surge of refugees fleeing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is tearing apart families and stretching aid… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Report - Million of Livelihoods in DRC Threatened By Planned Oil and Gas Exploration
The environmental group Greenpeace Africa has released a report saying planned oil and gas exploration in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo could expose more than 1 million… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Thousands of Congolese Refugees Return Home From Exile
The U.N. refugee agency says nearly 6,000 Congolese refugees have been helped to return home since December 2021, after years of exile in Zambia. Read more »
September 13, 2022
East Africa: DRC Welcomes Uganda War Reparations Payment
Uganda has made its first war reparations payment to the Democratic Republic of Congo for losses its troops caused during wars and occupations in the 1990s. Uganda paid Kinshasa… Read more »
August 18, 2022
East Africa: East African Regional Bloc Begins Deployment of Troops to DR Congo
Burundi this week became the first country to send troops to the Democratic Republic of the Congo as part of an East African regional force that aims to end decades of unrest in… Read more »
August 11, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Authorities Hunt for Hundreds of Prisoners After Massive Jailbreak
Authorities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are searching for hundreds of inmates who escaped from Kakwanguru central prison when gunmen attacked the facility Tuesday… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: What's Behind the Rising Conflict in Eastern DRC
Rising violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has refocused attention on the long-running conflict in the region primarily between the Congolese army and the… Read more »