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Rebels accuse Congolese government of breaking peace pledges
The Congo River Alliance, which includes M23 fighters, claims state forces are attacking South Kivu in defiance of...
[The Africa news] 02/09/2025
CHINA-BEIJING-REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO-PRESIDENT-ARRIVAL (CN)
(250902) -- BEIJING, Sept. 2, 2025 (Xinhua) -- President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso arrives in...
[The Africa news] 02/09/2025
DR CONGO-GOMA-REBEL GROUP-PRESS CONFERENCE
(250901) -- GOMA, Sept. 1, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Corneille Nangaa (L), head of the Congo River Alliance, a politico-military...
[The Africa news] 02/09/2025
DR Congo: Children return to school in M23-controlled Goma
The new school year has begun in DR Congo, with millions of pupils returning to class after the summer break. In the...
[France 24] 01/09/2025
Looming war in Goma puts education out of reach for many families
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it’s back-to-school season. But in Goma, a city of over two million people,...
[Africanews] 01/09/2025
Congo-Kinshasa: Islamic State Massacres in Eastern DR Congo - Who Are the Insurgents and Why Are They Killing Civilians?
[The Conversation Africa] More than 100 civilians have perished in a spate of attacks by Islamic State-backed rebels in...
[AllAfrica] 01/09/2025
Congo-Kinshasa: 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...
[AllAfrica] 29/08/2025
Kobold metals wins lithium exploration rights in Dr Congo
Officials say the move could help Congo attract more investment and strengthen its role in the global green economy.
[Africanews] 28/08/2025
DR Congo, M23 rebels begin Qatar-brokered peace talks in Doha
A new round of talks between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels is underway in Doha. The...
[Africanews] 27/08/2025
DR Congo and rebels return to Doha for talks
The African state's government and the M23 group had been due to conclude a ceasefire deal last week, but the...
[The Africa news] 27/08/2025
DR Congo summons senior army commanders amid military setback against M23 rebels
A total of 41 senior officers — comprising 35 generals and six colonels — have been called by the General...
[Africanews] 26/08/2025
Rwanda: 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...
[AllAfrica] 26/08/2025
DR Congo peace efforts soldier on amid persistent hostilities
Even as peace efforts over the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) appear to gain ground on paper, the...
[The Africa news] 26/08/2025
Supporters of ex-DRC President Kabila denounce proposed death penalty as 'sham'
Prosecutors in a military court in Democratic Republic of Congo have requested the death penalty for former leader...
[RFI] 25/08/2025
DR Congo: Civil society groups call for reassessment of China mining deal
They say the controversial “minerals for infrastructure” deal is still heavily skewed in the Chinese consortium's...
[Africanews] 25/08/2025
Congo-Kinshasa: 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...
[AllAfrica] 25/08/2025
Peace efforts stall as violence escalates in Eastern DRC
Despite recent diplomatic efforts, violence continues to escalate in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),...
[Africanews] 23/08/2025
Congo-Brazzaville: Priests of Bunia - 'State of Siege Has Worsened the Situation'
[Agenzia Fides] Kinshasa -- "The ongoing violence is endangering our province," declare 76 priests of the Diocese of...
[AllAfrica] 22/08/2025
Stalled peace talks in Doha as Congo and M23 remain deadlocked
High-stakes negotiations between the Congolese government and the M23 rebel group have finally opened in Doha, amid a...
[Africanews] 22/08/2025
DR Congo ex-advisor François Beya acquitted of assassination plot
A former special advisor to the DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has been acquitted by a military court.
[Africanews] 22/08/2025
Kabila faces $24B claim in DR Congo treason trial
The charges against Joseph Kabila include murder, rape, and torture linked to his alleged support for Rwanda-backed M23...
[Africanews] 22/08/2025
Africa: Displacement As a Weapon of War - Targeting Africa's Most Vulnerable
[ISS] From Sudan to the DRC and Mozambique, armed groups prey on refugees to instil fear and consolidate power.
[AllAfrica] 21/08/2025
Congo-Kinshasa: 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,...
[AllAfrica] 20/08/2025
At least 140 killed by Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern DR Congo, rights group says
Human Rights Watch said 141 people, predominantly Hutus, were feared to have been killed in eastern Congo in July in...
[France 24] 20/08/2025
International NGOs report mass killings and sexual violence in eastern DRC
Two new reports from Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch reveal harrowing testimony of mass killings, sexual...
[RFI] 20/08/2025