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February 03
Congo-Kinshasa: Deadly DRC Mine Disaster Highlights Human Cost of Coltan [press release]
Global Witness
Global Witness is calling for businesses and governments to better consider the human cost of rare earth minerals, following the horrific mine disaster in the Democratic Republic… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: AFC/M23, DR Congo Sign Ceasefire Monitoring Mandate in Doha
New Times
The AFC/M23 rebel group and DR Congo government have signed a mandate to operationalise a ceasefire monitoring and verification mechanism to reinforce the Doha peace process and… Read more »
February 02
Africa: All of Africa Today - February 2, 2026
allAfrica
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February 01
Africa: Republican Intelligence Specialist Nominated to Head Africa at State Department
allAfrica
Frank W. Garcia Jr., a veteran Republican Congressional aide with limited Africa experience, has been nominated by President Trump to lead the Africa Bureau at the State… Read more »
January 31
Congo-Kinshasa: Many Killed in Coltan Mine Disaster in East - Rebels
DW
At least 200 were killed when mines collapsed at a coltan mining site in eastern Congo this week, rebel authorities say. The Rubaya mines, where the disaster occurred, supply a key… Read more »
January 29
Congo-Kinshasa: 2 DR Congo Journalists Detained for War Reporting in Restive East
CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists urges authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to immediately release Thomson Unji Batangalwa, who was detained on January 22 in the… Read more »
January 28
Congo-Kinshasa: Threats, Exile, Censorship - DR Congo Journalists Besieged in Year of Rebel Rule
CPJ
For Congolese journalist Prince Cikala Mihigo, the first day of 2026 brought a brutal reminder of the risks of reporting: rebel soldiers beat and kicked him while questioning him… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Conflicting Reports On the Assassination of Former President Kabila in Uvira
Agenzia Fides
Rumors have been circulating in recent days about the alleged assassination of former Congolese President Joseph Kabila. According to information sent to Fides, former Congolese… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: The DRC Govt Couldn't Protect Citizens for Decades, It Won't Start When AFC/M23 Withdraws [editorial]
New Times
The debate over whether AFC/M23 should withdraw from Goma and Bukavu risks missing the deeper tragedy unfolding in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which is decades of state… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Facing a Critical Funding Gap, the Humanitarian Community in DR Congo Is Forced to Strictly Prioritize Its Response in 2026
OCHA
Kinshasa, 28 January 2026 - The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the humanitarian community in the country today launched an urgent appeal for US$1.4… Read more »
January 26
Congo-Kinshasa: New Massacres Committed By ADF Jihadists in Eastern DRC
Agenzia Fides
At least 25 people have been killed in North Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a series of attacks attributed to rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Goma's Residents Reflect On Life a Year After DR Congo City Fell to M23 Rebels
RFI
A year after the M23 armed group and its Rwandan allies seized Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the politico-military movement has stepped up measures to tighten… Read more »
January 25
Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Africa Command Cross-Functional Team Visits Democratic Republic of the Congo
Africom
A cross-functional team from U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) traveled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Jan. 20-23 to meet with leaders from the Armed Forces of the DRC… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Having Seen DR Congo Unravel, a Veteran Proposes a Citizen Pact
New Times
"We are treated as a distracted people, a people who don't know what they want." Read more »
January 23
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Remains On Edge Despite M23 Withdrawal From Uvira
People's Dispatch
There is a sense of relief in Uvira following the withdrawal of M23 fighters from the city, after weeks of intense fighting and displacement, yet the situation remains fragile. Read more »
January 22
Congo-Kinshasa: Opening statement of Chairman Smith at hearing on DRC-Rwanda conflict - Advancing Peace in DRC and Rwanda through President Trump's Washington Accords [document]
U.S. House of Representatives
The following are excerpts of Chairman Chris Smith’s (R-NJ) opening statement at the House Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee’s January 22nd hearing—his… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Process-Shopping Will Not End the DR Congo Conflict [editorial]
New Times
The latest rejection by rebel leader Corneille Nangaa of President Félix Tshisekedi's overtures for yet another round of "peace talks" in Luanda should finally force a… Read more »
January 20
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Civilians in South Kivu City At Serious Risk
HRW
Authorities, UN Mission Should Act to Halt Abuses After M23 Withdrawal From Uvira Read more »
January 19
Congo-Kinshasa: Lomé Summit Seeks Fresh Momentum for Eastern DRC Peace Process
Capital FM
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday participated in a high-level African Union-led meeting aimed at advancing the peace process in the conflict-hit eastern Democratic… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Togo Refocuses DRC Mediation On Concrete Results
Liberian Investigator
In Lomé, Togo has chosen to break with declaratory diplomacy surrounding the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The high-level meeting held on 17 January… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa/Nigeria: FIFA to Decide On Nigeria's Petition February
This Day
A verdict by world football governing body FIFA on Nigeria's petition against DR Congo following a 2026 World Cup Playoffs is expected to be announced next month, top officials… Read more »
January 15
East Africa: Tanzania Praised for Hosting DRC Refugees
Daily News
THE Minister of State-in Charge of Social Welfare, Humanitarian Action and Solidarity from the DR Congo Ms Eve Bazaiba Masudi, has praised the Tanzanian government for providing… Read more »
Africa: African Union Receives AU-EAC-SADC Panel of Facilitators On Eastern DRC Situation
ENA
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, on Wednesday received the AU-EAC-SADC Panel of Facilitators on the situation in the eastern Democratic… Read more »
January 14
Congo-Kinshasa: 'Blood Minerals' in DR Congo - Myth or Reality? [opinion]
New Times
"Blood minerals" in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) commonly refer to tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold (3TG). A widely promoted narrative, advanced by several… Read more »
January 13
Congo-Kinshasa: More Than 30,000 Displaced People, With Nothing, On the Border With the Democratic Republic of Congo
Agenzia Fides
The humanitarian situation in the Zémio area of the Central African Republic has reached alarming proportions. According to Msgr. Aurelio Gazzera, Coadjutor Bishop of… Read more »
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