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Congo-Kinshasa:
Massive Displacement As Fighting Surges in Eastern DR Congo
UN News, 14 February 2024
Civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are once again bearing the brunt of localized violence, amid a sharp uptick in fighting between Government forces… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
RSF Has Installed Satellite Internet Connections for Journalists
RSF, 15 February 2024
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has equipped nine media outlets and journalists’ associations in the Democratic Republic of Congo with satellite Internet connections since… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Soldiers Killed, 3 Injured in Mortar Explosion in Eastern DR Congo
Daily Maverick, 15 February 2024
The soldiers had only begun being deployed two months ago as part of a regional force to tackle Rwanda-backed rebels. Read more »
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Angola:
Angola Confirms SADC Mission to DR Congo
ANGOP, 15 February 2024
Angolan Foreign minister, Tête António, on Wednesday in Ethiopia confirmed that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) already started contributing with… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Escalated Violence 'Displaces 78,000 Children, Families Ripped Apart'
Vanguard, 10 February 2024
A nonprofit organization, Save the Children International, SCI, yesterday, raised the alarm over escalation of violence in Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, displacing 78,000… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Thousands of South African Troops Deployed to Eastern DR Congo
SAnews.gov.za, 13 February 2024
South Africa is to deploy at least 2 900 members of the South African National Defence Force to assist in the fight against illegal armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
After Surviving Sexual Violence, Youth Leader Creates Change for Girls With Disabilities
UNFPA, 13 February 2024
MATADI, Democratic Republic of the Congo - Ngoma* is deaf, so she didn't hear the group of boys as they snuck up behind her on a road in her hometown of Matadi, in the Democratic… Read more »
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Africa:
Once More Into the Breach - SADC Troops in DRC
ISS, 9 February 2024
SADC's second military intervention in eastern DRC in a decade raises many questions. Read more »
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Africa:
DRC Misses Another Opportunity to Build a Democracy
ISS, 7 February 2024
After accusations of an 'electoral coup' in 2018, the country's December 2023 polls were equally lacking in legitimacy. Read more »
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East Africa:
Museveni, Kenyatta Discuss Regional Mission for DR Congo
New Times, 8 February 2024
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday, February 7, received former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta for a discussion about regional peace efforts for DR Congo. Read more »