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Kenya: Diplomatic Row Brewing as Kenya Distances Self from DR Congo Militants' Alliance
allAfrica, 18 December 2023
Kenya has distanced itself has distanced itself from Congolese opposition figure Corneille Nanga, who formed an alliance with militants in Nairobi, leading to a diplomatic… Read more »
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Kenya: Ruto Defends Refusal to Arrest Congo River Alliance Luminaries
Capital FM, 18 December 2023
President William Ruto has defended Kenya's refusal to arrest leaders of the Congo River Alliance unveiled in Nairobi on December 15 following Kinshasa's request. Read more »
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Rwanda: I Cannot Arrest People for Making a Statement - Ruto to DR Congo
New Times, 18 December 2023
President William Ruto of Kenya has spoken out on the dispute between his country and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) after his government declined to arrest some… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Former DR Congo Electoral Commission Chair Forms Coalition to Challenge Tshisekedi
Capital FM, 16 December 2023
Former Chairman of DRC's Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) has formed an alliance with M23 rebels and other political parties to take on President Felix Tshisekedi… Read more »
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Rwanda: DR Congo - M23 Rebels 'Welcome' U.S.-Brokered Ceasefire
New Times, 13 December 2023
The M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo have welcomed a 72-hour ceasefire with the Congolese army, which was announced by the United States government on Monday, December 11. Read more »
Storm Brews as DR Congo Militants Launch Alliance in Nairobi
Kenya has distanced itself from Congolese opposition figure Corneille Nanga, a former chief of the DR Congo election commission, who formed an alliance with militants in Nairobi, leading to a diplomatic dispute with Kinshasa. The Congo River Alliance, launched on December 15, 2023 in Nairobi, include DR Congo politicians and entities like M23 militants, known for taking control of territories in eastern DR Congo, writes Sethi Ncube for allAfrica.
InFocus
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Felix Tshisikedi has been declared winner of the presidential election in the Democractic Republic of the Congo. Seeking a second term, the 60-year old leader of the Union for ... Read more »
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Elections are scheduled to take place on December 20th in Africa's second-largest country by land mass, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The incumbent President Felix ... Read more »
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Tensions are running high as the Democratic Republic of Congo prepares to hold parliamentary and presidential elections on December 20. Concerns over transparency and recurrent ... Read more »
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With tension growing between the Democractic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, both the East African Community and the Biden administration have stepped up diplomatic efforts ... Read more »
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Kenya's former president and facilitator of the East African Community-led peace process in eastern DR Congo, Uhuru Kenyatta, has met with Bertrand Bisimwa, president of the M23 ... Read more »
