MONUSCO's Mandate No Longer Fits Reality, U.S. Tells UN Security Council
allAfrica
The UN Security Council members should reassess MONUSCO's mandate in DR Congo if the mission can no longer fulfill its mandate to protect civilians in M23-controlled areas,… Read more »
Is This the End of the Peace Process? [analysis]
African Arguments
Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from… Read more »
China Driving Regional Conflict & Child Labor in Africa's Gold and Cobalt Industry [press release]
U.S. House of Representatives
The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) controversial actions in Africa’s mining sector and its damage to human rights, exacerbation of labor exploitation and regional… Read more »
New Wave of Violence in Ituri Puts Civilians at Further Risk - Eastern DR Congo Report
MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has witnessed a renewed spike in atrocities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)'s Ituri province,… Read more »
Conflict, Rising Food Prices Drive Congolese Into Worst Food Crises [press release]
WFP
2.5m more people have been pushed into acute food insecurity, as UN agencies grapple with increasing needs Read more »
'Felix That Couldn't Deliver Pizza'
This Day
At the instance of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and his Rwandan counterpart,… Read more »
After the Fall of Goma and Bukavu, Where Is DR Congo's M23 War Headed?
The New Humanitarian
"Civilians continue to die and live in fear." Read more »
From 1960 to Present Day, 11 Dates That Explain the Conflict in the DRC
RFI
Since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen recurrent armed conflict, political tensions, regional power struggles and battles over… Read more »
FM Discusses Bilateral Ties With DRC Counterpart
Egypt Online
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigration, Badr Abdelatty, held a phone call on Thursday 27/3/2025 with Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the… Read more »
Armed Groups Install 'Parallel Administration' in DR Congo, Security Council Hears
UN News
Armed groups affiliated with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have continued to expand their control in North and South Kivu - setting… Read more »
SADC's Withdrawal From DRC Not a Sign of Abandonment of Peace Efforts
SAnews.gov.za
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has reiterated that the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) decision to withdraw the SADC Mission in the DRC (SAMIDRC) should not be… Read more »
New Wave of Violence in Ituri DR Congo Further Risks Civilian Lives [press release]
MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has witnessed a renewed spike in atrocities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)'s Ituri province, where our medical teams are… Read more »
Angola Withdraws From Mediation of DR Congo Crisis
New Times
The government of Angola has announced that it is ending its role as mediator in the ongoing conflict between DR Congo and the Alliance fleuve Congo (AFC/M23) rebellion, according… Read more »
Tens of Millions Risk Starvation As Funding Cuts Deepen Crises in DR Congo - WHO, WFP
UN News
Sharply declining aid could force tens of millions across the globe who rely on food aid into extreme hunger and starvation, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday. Read more »
Museveni, UN Special Envoy On Great Lakes Discuss War in Eastern DRC
Nile Post
The United Nations Special Envoy of the Secretary General for the Great Lakes Region H.E Huang Xia yesterday paid a courtesy call to President Museveni at State House Entebbe. Read more »
