Islamic State Massacres in Eastern DR Congo - Who Are the Insurgents and Why Are They Killing Civilians? [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
More than 100 civilians have perished in a spate of attacks by Islamic State-backed rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in mid-2025. The Islamic State's Central African… Read more »
Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - the Peace That Never Was
FPRI
The June 27, 2025, signing of a Peace Agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Rwanda in Washington, DC and the Declaration of Principles,… Read more »
Africa CDC Pushes For More Support In Fight Against Mpox
allAfrica
The African Centers for Disease Control (Africa CDC) is accelerating efforts to mobilize resources in its fight against mpox, one year after declaring the outbreak a public health… Read more »
U.S. Sanctions Armed Groups, Companies 'Fueling Conflict' in Eastern DR Congo
allAfrica
The United States government announced new sanctions targeting armed groups involved in illegal mining and those profiting from conflict minerals in eastern Democratic Republic of… Read more »
All of Africa Today - August 26, 2025
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International NGOs Report Mass Killings and Sexual Violence in Eastern DRC
RFI
Two new reports from Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch reveal harrowing testimony of mass killings, sexual violence and forced displacement in eastern Democratic… Read more »
DR Congo Forces, Allies Accused of Fresh Atrocities Against Banyamulenge
New Times
The AFC/M23 movement on Thursday, August 28, reported a renewed wave of attacks targeting the "Banyamulenge compatriots" in South Kivu, urging both national and international… Read more »
Restoring Chaos? How Western Policies Fuel DR Congo's Collapse
New Times
Sasha Lezhnev's recent piece in Foreign Policy, "Washington Should Prioritize Transparency and Sanctions in Congolese Critical Minerals Deal," is both misguided and overly… Read more »
Four Reported Dead As Clashes Between M23 and DR Congo Army Escalate
New Times
At least four civilians were reportedly killed and three others seriously injured in the early hours of Monday, August 25, following renewed clashes between the AFC/M23 rebels and… Read more »
Supporters of Ex-DR Congo President Kabila Denounce Proposed Death Penalty As 'Sham'
RFI
Prosecutors in a military court in Democratic Republic of Congo have requested the death penalty for former leader Joseph Kabila who is on trial in absentia on charges including… Read more »
The Doctor Who Couldn't Leave Goma
UN News
In the days leading up to the fall of Goma, the capital of North Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Dr. Thierno Balde slept with a helmet and bulletproof vest… Read more »
Congolese Anglicans Devastated By the Collapse of Their Cathedral Under Construction
ACNS
On the morning of Thursday, 14 August 2025, Saint John's Cathedral in Beni collapsed. The cathedral, located in the city and Diocese of Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo,… Read more »
DR Congo's Latest Peace Deal Is Breaking Down and It Isn't the First - What's Being Done Wrong [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
A series of peace initiatives since 2021 have sought to address the escalation of conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following a renewed offensive from the M23… Read more »
Rwanda Wrongly Blamed for DR Congo Insecurity, While True Perpetrators Go Unreported - Kagame
New Times
President Paul Kagame has dismissed claims that the Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) is responsible for alleged killings in eastern DR Congo, saying the atrocities are carried out by… Read more »
FDLR Threatens Any Rwandan Intending to Go Back Home, Say Returnees From DR Congo
New Times
Rwandan citizens returning from DR Congo said that members of the FDLR, a militia founded by perpetrators of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, had prevented their return for… Read more »
