The UN's Eminent Group of Expert report on rebel militias in the DRC is expected to reveal Spanish and French connections to the FDLR militia, The New Times has been informed.
Following yesterday's arrest of FDLR leader Ignace Murwanashyaka and his deputy, Straton Musoni, in Germany, government has welcomed the move, saying the two are part of a terrorist group that has not only committed crimes in Rwanda, but also in the DRC.
The Security Council today called on United Nations missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR) and Sudan to coordinate strategies to protect civilians from the rebel Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), which has killed, kidnapped and displaced thousands of people.
A United Nations report released today criticizes the judicial process in a Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) military court in connection with the trial of a murdered Congolese journalist, including the alleged bribery of the presiding judges.
Désiré Kamanzi, head of the National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP), an ex- rebel group-turned political party in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) resigned recently.
It is Wednesday, September 8, 2009, around 9.30 am when suddenly, my phone rings. I pick up and hear the voice of my colleague Caddy Adzuba from Radio Okapi on the other end of the line.
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan could be the next two states to become members of the East African Community, EAC's secretariat in Arusha has revealed.
The trial against two former Congolese rebel leaders for crimes allegedly committed by their militias in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 2003 is set to begin tomorrow in The Hague at the International Criminal Court.
The International Criminal Court's (ICC) joint trial of two Congolese rebel leaders offers victims the chance to see accountability for atrocities committed in Congo's armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said today.
The DRC School Project was initiated in 2004 in an effort to assist this informal settlement of Swakopmund's community and provide much needed services as well.
The news that East African Community's neighbours, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the Sudan have shown interest in joining the five-nation grouping will go a long way in increasing the development prospects of the sub-region.
CRANES coach Robert Williamson may not have been impressed by the form of Johnson Bagoole but the midfielder has attracted the attention of DRC Congo's premier side AS Vita.
Renewed clashes in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have led to a further wave of refugees, leaving corpse-littered villages in the affected area deserted, say humanitarian officials.
A total of 34 rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) have surrendered to the UPDF intelligence squad in Faradje in eastern Congo Nzara, according to military sources.
Nine former rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) last week surrendered to the Congolese army, bringing the total number of defectors in the last five months to 51.
