January 26, 2003
Congo-Kinshasa: Accusations 'Ridiculous' Says Rwanda's US Envoy
Charges made last week by Vital Kamerhe, the Democratic Republic of Congo's commissioner-general in charge of negotiations in the Great Lakes region, that a Rwandan-created "new… Read more »
January 21, 2003
Congo-Kinshasa: Peace Process Threatened by Uganda and Rwanda Militias, Warns DRC Negotiator
Continuing violence backed by Rwanda and Uganda in Ituri and Kivu provinces, as well as in other areas could "derail" the peace process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),… Read more »
September 05, 2002
Central Africa: Peace at Last in Congo - If UN Plays a Role
For the past six years, the death and violence spawned by the 1994 genocide in Rwanda has spread across neighboring Congo, where it triggered a regional war on a scale never before… Read more »
August 08, 2002
Central Africa: Hutus Can be Disarmed in 90 Days if Congo is Serious, Says Rwanda
In a peace deal reached last week, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo promised to disarm and arrest thousands of Hutu rebels, or interahamwe, and ex-members of the… Read more »
July 31, 2002
Central Africa: Pretoria Pact "A Positive Step", Says Rwandan President
"Without peace in this region, without peace and development in central Africa we couldn't possibly talk about peace in the rest of Africa". The words of the South African… Read more »
Central Africa: Kabila Says He Wants Peace and Will Get It
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo says he is optimistic about the latest South African and United Nations' brokered peace initiative to end the war in his country,… Read more »
July 30, 2002
Central Africa: Kabila And Kagame Sign Ambitious Congo Peace Deal
South African President Thabo Mbeki described the signing Tuesday of a highly ambitious peace accord between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda as "a bright day for the… Read more »
Central Africa: Congo, Rwanda to Sign Landmark Security Pact, but Peace Not Guaranteed
The presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda are expected to sign an agreement, in South Africa, Tuesday, that may be the first step towards helping end the… Read more »
July 22, 2002
Central Africa: Congo and Rwanda Agree Peace Deal, says South Africa
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have reached agreement on steps to end the four year conflict in the DRC, South African negotiators announced on Monday. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Role in Lumumba Murder Revealed
In his latest film, "Minority Report," director Steven Spielberg portrays a policy of "preemptive action" gone wild in the year 2054. But we don't have to peer into the future to… Read more »
June 27, 2002
Congo-Kinshasa: No Meaningful Sign Of Rwanda Peace Commitment, Says Congo Civil Society Leader
A United Nations investigator has accused Rwandan-backed rebels of the Rally for Congolese Democracy (RCD-Goma) of massacring more than 150 people last month, and warned that… Read more »
June 21, 2002
Rwanda: 'Talk Tough' To Kinshasa, Says Kagame Envoy
Agreement reached during Inter-Congolese Dialogue in Sun City, South Africa, has been rejected by Rwanda, thus continuing to cloud peace prospects in the huge central African… Read more »
April 11, 2002
Congo-Kinshasa: One Week Extension for Peace Talks in Sun City
Peace talks aimed at resolving the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are likely to continue in South Africa for an unscheduled extra week. Read more »
February 28, 2002
Central Africa: Congo Peace Talks May be Back on Track
Latest reports from the Congo peace talks in Sun City, South Africa, indicate that the stalled negotiations may restart as soon as Friday or Monday. This followed late-night… Read more »
Central Africa: Congo Rebels Accuse Kabila of New Offensive, Peace Talks Threatened
Prospects for the resumption of Congo peace talks in Sun City, South Africa took a further nosedive Wednesday, when government and rebel representatives accused one another of… Read more »
February 27, 2002
Central Africa: History Will Judge Those who Boycott Congo Talks - Kabila Minister
The Inter-Congolese Dialogue, aimed at resolving the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, opened belatedly on Monday, in the South African resort of Sun City. But there… Read more »
Central Africa: Congo Peace Talks on Hold Until Wednesday
Less than a day after the opening ceremony of the much-vaunted Congo peace talks in Sun City, South Africa, on Monday, the proceedings were adjourned for at least twenty-four hours… Read more »
February 26, 2002
Central Africa: Congo Peace Talks Open Without Key Rebel Leader
Four hours later than scheduled, the long-awaited Congo peace talks finally opened on Monday in the South African resort of Sun City, despite the absence of one of the main rebel… Read more »
February 25, 2002
Central Africa: Rival Congo Factions Head to S.Africa for Peace Talks
Efforts to end three and a half years of civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) resume in Sun City, South Africa on Monday, with an attempt to jump-start the long… Read more »
February 11, 2002
Congo-Kinshasa: Peace Talks Facilitator Hopeful About Sun City Talks
In October 2001, representatives of the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and some of the rival rebel factions gathered in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, for the… Read more »
January 21, 2002
Congo-Kinshasa: Goma Blast Kills Dozens as Thousands Return to Besieged Volcano City
A fatal blast at a petrol station, set alight by burning lava from Mount Nyiragongo volcano in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), left dozens of people dead Monday in the… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: 'Devastated Congo Needs More Help', Say Relief Agencies
International humanitarian agencies need more help quickly if they are to adequately provide for the hundreds of thousands of displaced people who fled last week's eruption of… Read more »
December 30, 2001
Congo-Kinshasa: Fine Carvings that Bridge Art and Anthropology
'Spectacular display - the art of Nkanu initiation rituals is the new exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art in Washington DC, December 16-March 3 Read more »
November 01, 2001
Central Africa: Kabila tells the West, Promise me Peace, not Money, Hypocrisy and Lip Service"
Joseph Kabila was installed as president of the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this year, to replace his father, Laurent Desire Kabila, who was assassinated in January 2001. … Read more »
October 31, 2001
Central Africa: Kabila Repeats Election Pledge but Wants Foreign Troops Out
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila, has again pledged to hold elections in his country, which has been at war since 1998. But the Congolese… Read more »