July 03
Congo-Kinshasa: Fears of Escalation As M23 Seizes Key Towns
DW
M23 rebels have captured the towns of Kanyabayonga and Kirumba in the eastern DRC. Lack of international pressure and the troubled state of the Congolese military facilitated their… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: N$20 Million DRC Police Station Launched to Bring Protection Closer to Community
Namibia Economist
The groundbreaking for the new Police Station at the DRC informal settlement in Swakopmund took place on Tuesday as part of a public private partnership between Rössing… Read more »
July 02
Congo-Kinshasa: Tens of Thousands Displaced in Fresh Violence in DR Congo
UN News
Millions of displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are suffering amid one of the world's most neglected crises, the UN International Organization of… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: How Congolese Journalists Covering the M23 War Are Being Forced to Pick Sides
The New Humanitarian
'They want us to report what they want to hear.' Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Lumumba Assassination - New Angle On the 20th Century's Longest Murder-Conspiracy [analysis]
African Arguments
At 99, the memory of Patrice Lumumba only grows stronger, as a new book uncovers fresh details about his gruesome assassination 64 years ago. Read more »
June 28
Tanzania: Resettlement Brings Renewed Hope for Congolese Refugee Family in Tanzania
UNHCR
After 28 years in Tanzania's Nyarugusu refugee camp, Ekyamba Alonda, 49, his wife Yohali and ten children, stand on the brink of resettlement to the United States of America,… Read more »
June 27
Angola: Angolan President Optimistic About Peaceful Solution for DRC Conflict
ANGOP
Angolan president João Lourenço, on Thursday in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, expressed optimism in a highly sought peaceful solution to the armed conflict in the… Read more »
South Africa: President Ramaphosa Mourns the Death of Two SANDF Members
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed deep sadness at the deaths of two South African National Defence Force soldiers, following a mortar attack at their base in Sake in the… Read more »
Africa: Inclusive Digitalization in Eastern and Southern Africa Program - Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [press release]
World Bank
What is the Inclusive Digitalization in Eastern and Southern Africa (IDEA) Program? Read more »
June 26
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Hears Testimony From Former Child Soldier On Brutal Reality of War
UN News
The UN Security Council on Wednesday heard powerful and personal testimony from a former child soldier who recounted harrowing experiences of being abducted and forced to join an… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Congo's Children - Recruited, Raped and Killed in Conflict
VOA
A Congolese teenager appealed to the U.N. Security Council Wednesday to protect children in his country, where conflict between the military and armed groups in the country's east… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: South African Soldiers Killed in DR Congo Attack, 20 Injured
SAnews.gov.za
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) announced on Wednesday that two soldiers were killed yesterday when M23 rebels attacked the town of Sake in the Democratic Republic… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Urges Swift Response As DRC Hit By Mutated Mpox Strain
RFI
The spread of mpox in Africa needs to be addressed urgently, the World Health Organization has warned, as more deaths were reported from a mutated strain of the virus in the… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Two More SANDF Soldiers Killed in Eastern DRC, Death Toll Rises to Five
Daily Maverick
South Africa's death toll in the DRC mission has risen to five after a mortar attack on their base claimed two soldiers. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Here's the Potential Solution to DRC's Conflict Conundrum [opinion]
Nile Post
DR Congo's history of civil wars is like a never-ending family feud, except with more guns and less pie Read more »
June 24
Congo-Kinshasa: President Tshisekedi Must Use Second Term to Tackle Human Rights Crisis
AI London
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)'s President Felix Tshisekedi must use his second and final term in office to address the human rights crisis engulfing the country, Amnesty… Read more »
June 21
Congo-Kinshasa: Human Rights Priorities for the Government of Democratic Republic of Congo During President Tshisekedi's Second Term [press release]
AI London
During his first tenure as President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, made numerous human rights pledges but there has been little to no progress… Read more »
Africa: Humanitarian Visa d'Or - Hugh Kinsella Cunningham Wins for Documenting the Plight of Civilians in the DRC [press release]
ICRC
On 18 June 2024, for its 14th edition, the ICRC's Humanitarian Visa d'Or was awarded to freelance photographer Hugh Kinsella Cunningham for his remarkable reporting on civilians… Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Boosts Central Corridor Cargo With DRC Dry Port Land Acquisition
Business Day Africa
Tanzania has secured 60 hectares of land in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to develop a dry port, aiming to enhance cargo movement along the central corridor and boost… Read more »
June 20
Congo-Kinshasa: Kisangani's Unhealed Scars - the Six-Day War and the Ongoing Struggle for Justice and Accountability [opinion]
AI London
Twenty-four years ago, from 5 - 10 June 2000, brutal fighting between Rwandan and Ugandan forces ravaged the city of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). For six… Read more »
June 19
Congo-Kinshasa: War in the DRC: Community Radio Stations Taken Hostage, Journalists Threatened in North Kivu [press release]
RSF
In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which is in the throes of armed conflict, members of the national army have taken over the premises of two community radio… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo's War-Displaced Face Rebel Shelling and Militia Abuses
The New Humanitarian
'Displaced people today find themselves in a situation similar to the one they initially fled.' Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: 'I Was Afraid to Tell Anyone' - Supporting Survivors of Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo [press release]
ICRC
Far from the world's attention, conflict is again shattering lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Alongside the fighting, sexual violence is rife. 'Listening houses' run by… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Suspension of Metssa Congo's Activities Must Be Followed By Urgent Investigation [press release]
AI London
Responding to the Congolese Ministry of the Environment's total suspension of Metssa Congo's operations until further notice because of the major risk its recycling plant poses to… Read more »
June 18
Congo-Kinshasa: Rampant Cobalt Smuggling and Corruption Deny Billions to DRC [analysis]
ISS
The country's extractive reform strategy doesn't address the impact of illegal cobalt mining on people, the environment and the economy. Read more »