January 07, 2023
East Africa: EAC Force Hails M23 Withdrawal
The East African Community regional force (EACRF) deployed in eastern DR Congo has hailed the withdrawal from Rumangabo military camp by the M23 rebels as a "critical milestone." Read more »
January 16, 2023
East Africa: EAC Condemns Terrorist Attack On DR Congo Church
The Secretariat of East African Community (EAC) has condemned a bomb attack on a church in eastern DR Congo on Sunday, January 16. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Over 2,900 Congolese Have Fled to Rwanda Since November
The number of Congolese refugees fleeing conflict in eastern DR Congo since November 2022 has reached 2,943, The New Times has learnt. Read more »
January 12, 2023
Africa: M23 President Calls for End to Hate Speech to Maintain DR Congo Peace
Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya's former president and facilitator of the East African Community-led peace process in eastern DR Congo, has met with Bertrand Bisimwa, president of the M23… Read more »
Africa: M23 Rebels Agree to 'Strict' Ceasefire
Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya's former president and facilitator of the East African Community-led peace process in eastern DR Congo, has met with Bertrand Bisimwa, president of the M23… Read more »
January 09, 2023
Rwanda: We Are Going to Make Sure DR Congo Is Not Rwanda's Problem - Kagame
President Paul Kagame has said that Rwanda is not going to bear the responsibility of increasing numbers of Congolese refugees while the world keeps a deaf ear to the real security… Read more »
December 30, 2022
Rwanda: Kigali Concerned About Fate of Rwandans Detained in Kinshasa
The Rwandan government has once again expressed concern over the detention of two citizens accused of being spies in DR Congo. Read more »
December 28, 2022
Rwanda: Another DR Congo Fighter Jet Violates Rwandan Airspace - Govt
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 »
Congo-Kinshasa: Belgian Attorney Condemns Hate Speech in Eastern DR Congo
Bernard Maingain, a Belgian lawyer has condemned hate speeches in the Eastern DR Congo and called on the international community to put aside other interests and finance an… Read more »
December 27, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Govt Should Dialogue With M23
Regional leaders have for months been calling upon the Congolese government to come to the negotiation table with M23 to chart a way to sustainable peace in the Democratic Republic… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: If You Are a 'Johnny Come Lately', Just Leave DR Congo for Those Better Placed
With the entry of the Kenyan armed forces into the DRC imbroglio has come with media attention from their journalists, bloggers and Twitter mavens back home. Read more »
December 26, 2022
East Africa: Uganda Says DR Congo Should Negotiate With M23 Rebels
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said that the government of DR Congo should negotiate with the M23 rebel group, which launched a renewed offensive in May this year. Read more »
December 22, 2022
Rwanda: For Its Security Problems, Rwanda Is the DRC's Best Scapegoat
Africa's Great Lakes region has, for decades now, been suffering from the DRC's unending security problems with thousands of the country's citizens living, as refugees, in… Read more »
December 17, 2022
Rwanda: Senior RUD Militia Commander Killed in DR Congo
Cassien Nshimiyimana alias Gavana, a RUD Urunana commander who was at the helm of the 2018 attacks that the militia carried out against Rwandan civilians in Musanze district was… Read more »
December 18, 2022
Rwanda: Genocide Survivors Want UN to Probe Tutsi Massacres in DR Congo
20 local and foreign-based organisations of survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi have called for a United Nations investigation in the killings of Kinyarwanda-speaking… Read more »
December 14, 2022
Rwanda: We Collect 'Tax' From Congolese Citizens - Says FDLR Officer
A new video has emerged showing combatants of the genocidal FDLR militia, who were captured fighting alongside the DR Congo armed forces in the east of the country. Read more »
December 13, 2022
Rwanda: M23, DR Congo Army Hold Talks
The M23 rebel group says it welcomed, on Tuesday, delegates from the DR Congo army, FARDC, for a meeting that took place in Kibumba in the restive North Kivu region. Read more »
Rwanda: 'We Want Justice' - Stories of DR Congo's 'Tired' Refugees
Kankundiye Mutezinka fled her village in the North Kivu province of DR Congo in 2012. From her house in Kigeme refugee camp in Southern Rwanda, Mutezinka says she does not remember… Read more »
December 12, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese Refugees Protest Over Genocide in Homeland
Thousands of Congolese refugees who live in Kigeme camp in Nyamagabe on Monday, December 12 protested against the genocidal violence being committed against Tutsi communities in… Read more »
December 10, 2022
Africa: Rwandan Envoy Puts UN On Spot Over DR Congo Alliance With FDLR
Rwanda's ambassador to the United Nations, Claver Gatete has questioned the silence of the UN Security Council on the long-standing alliance of the DR Congo government with FDLR… Read more »
December 08, 2022
Rwanda: EU Sanctions FDLR Top Commander Over Atrocities in DR Congo
Protogene Ruvugayimikore, a senior commander of the FDLR, has been put on the latest sanctions list of the European Union for committing atrocities in DR Congo. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda, DR Congo Trade Slightly Declined but Growth Remains - Official
Rwanda's economy has proved to be resilient despite the many hurdles that surface one after another. From recovering from Covid-19 to inflation caused by second-round effects of… Read more »
December 07, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Goodwill Needed on All Sides to End the DR Congo Insecurity
The M23, a rebel group fighting against the coalition led by the national army of the DR Congo this week announced that they would adhere to the ceasefire that was directed by… Read more »
Rwanda: M23 Renews Call for Action Against 'DR Congo-Backed Genocide'
The M23 rebel group has sounded alarm, again about a purported genocide taking place in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). Read more »
December 06, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Without M23, DR Congo Talks Won't Bring Peace - Experts
Analysts and observers of the inter-Congolese dialogue between the government and armed groups have said the side-lining of the M23 rebel group could undermine any efforts to bring… Read more »