March 02, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese MPs Pressure Tshisekedi to Address FDLR Presence
Seventeen provincial members of parliament in North Kivu have asked President Felix Tshisekedi to address the root causes of the FDLR presence in eastern DR Congo as part of find a… Read more »
March 01, 2023
Rwanda: DR Congo War Threats to Kigali Baseless - Kagame
DR Congo's threats of attacking Rwanda and overthrowing the Kigali leadership are baseless and outrightly empty, unfounded and not practical, President Paul Kagame has said. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo's Problems Cannot Just Be Wished Away - Kagame
President Paul Kagame has said that the security challenges afflicting the eastern DR Congo cannot just be wished away, but deliberate efforts must be put into resolving them,… Read more »
February 17, 2023
East Africa: DR Congo Crisis - Kagame, EAC Leaders Meet in Addis
President Paul Kagame on Friday, February 17, joined other East African Community (EAC) Heads of State in Addis Ababa to discuss the implementation of the Nairobi peace process and… Read more »
February 16, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Kagame in Addis for AU Summit, Mini-Summit On DR Congo Crisis
President Paul Kagame on Thursday, February 16, joined leaders from across Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the 36th Ordinary session of the Assembly of Heads of State and… Read more »
February 15, 2023
Rwanda: Will We See Peace At Our Border With DR Congo in Our Lifetime?
Life as an East African citizen sometimes feels quite confusing. If you enjoy reading regional newspapers, as I do, you'll read a headline on one page that announces the launch… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: AU Chief Hopes Nairobi, Luanda Peace Processes Can Resolve DR Congo Crisis
The continent is banking on ongoing regional peace efforts - the EAC-led Nairobi peace process and the Luanda process - to resolve the security crisis in eastern DR Congo, the… Read more »
February 12, 2023
Rwanda: Does the Passivity of Monusco Fuel Fire in DR Congo's Crisis?
The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or MONUSCO as commonly known, has been deployed in DR Congo since 1999. Read more »
February 09, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Eight Civilians Killed in DR Congo
Reports now emerge that United Nations peacekeepers killed eight civilians during an attack on their supply convoy in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the evening… Read more »
Rwanda: Kagame Calls Out International Community On Political, Diplomacy Hypocrisy
What is happening in eastern DR Congo is far from being peaceful and tranquil if politicians and diplomats continue to avoid the truth, facts, and evidence, President Paul Kagame… Read more »
February 02, 2023
Rwanda: More Congolese Refugees Flee to Rwanda As Fighting Renews
The number of refugees entering Rwanda from eastern DR Congo has passed 4,300, according to new figures obtained by The New Times show. Read more »
January 31, 2023
East Africa: Kenyatta Calls Urgent Meeting As DR Congo Situation Worsens
Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya's former president and facilitator of the East African Community-led peace process for DR Congo, on Tuesday, January 31, convened an urgent meeting with the… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda 'Not Surprised' By DR Congo Expelling Officers From Regional Body
Kigali was not surprised by DR Congo's move to expel Rwandan military officers who were working at the East African Community regional force headquarters in the Congolese city of… Read more »
January 30, 2023
Rwanda: Congo Leaders Cannot Make Rwanda the Scapegoat - Kagame
M23 rebellion, a showdown with Félix Tshisekedi, criticism from the international community, reception of migrants, but also longevity in power and the Rwandan presidential… Read more »
January 26, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Ignored Luanda Agreement - Minister Biruta
Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Vincent Biruta, on Thursday, January 26, said the Congolese government has ignored the agreement signed in Luanda, Angola, in November… Read more »
January 25, 2023
Rwanda: Kishishe Massacres - Beyond DR Congo's War Propaganda
At the beginning of December 2022, allegations of massacres committed by the M23 rebels in Kishishe, Rutshuru territory, in the eastern DR Congo began to surface from different… Read more »
Rwanda: DR Congo Fighter Jet Violates Rwandan Airspace - Govt
Rwanda says a Sukhoi-25 fighter jet from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) violated her airspace in the morning hours of Monday, November 7, and briefly touched down at Rubavu… Read more »
Rwanda: Another DR Congo Fighter Jet Violates Rwandan Airspace
Another Sukhoi-25 fighter jet from DR Congo violated Rwandan airspace along Lake Kivu in the Western Province of Rwanda on Wednesday at around 12h00, and immediately returned to DR… Read more »
Rwanda: DR Congo's 'Accidental' Violation of Rwandan Airspace Questioned
Leonard Maumo, a Professor of International Relations and Foreign Policy at the United States International University (USIU) in Nairobi, has weighed in on what the DR Congo's… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Another DR Congo Fighter Jet Violates Rwandan Airspace
Another Sukhoi-25 fighter jet from DR Congo violated Rwandan airspace along Lake Kivu in the Western Province of Rwanda on Wednesday at around 12h00, and immediately returned to DR… Read more »
January 24, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Defensive Measures Taken, Govt Says After DR Congo Jet Flies Over Rwanda
25 fighter jet from DR Congo on Tuesday, January 24, violated Rwanda's airspace - the third time such an incident occurred in three months - forcing Rwanda to take "defensive… Read more »
January 23, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese Refugees Petition Embassies Over DR Congo Insecurity
Representatives of over 72,000 Congolese refugees who live in Rwanda on Monday, January 23 submitted petitions to different embassies in Kigali, calling on the international… Read more »
January 19, 2023
Rwanda: Kigali Regrets Kinshasa's Abandonment of Luanda, Nairobi Peace Processes
The government of Rwanda has expressed its concern over the DR Congo "apparent abandonment" of the Luanda and Nairobi peace processes. Read more »
January 18, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese Refugees Petition UN, World Leaders Over DR Congo Abuses
Congolese refugees in the region have petitioned the United Nations Security Council and multiple countries over human rights violations targeted at Tutsi communities in eastern DR… Read more »
January 15, 2023
Angola: Will Luanda Agreement Hold This Time? Concern About Renewed Fighting, Influx of Refugees From DR Congo
This coming week promises to be decisive for the conflict in eastern DR Congo as the East African Regional Force prepares to take over areas vacated by the Congolese rebel group,… Read more »