Officials from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have convened the first meeting of a joint oversight committee established under the United States-brokered peace agreement for eastern DRC, the two governments announced in a joint statement on Friday. During the meeting held on Thursday, the partiesContinue Reading
African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has welcomed the signing of a declaration of principles between the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the March 23 Movement (M23) on Saturday in Doha, Qatar, to end the conflict in the eastern DRC. In aContinue Reading
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda signed a historic peace agreement in Washington on Friday, marking a turning point in efforts to end years of armed conflict and humanitarian crisis in Africa’s Great Lakes region. The signing ceremony was held at the U.S. State Department inContinue Reading
More than 136,000 people have fled escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since January, seeking refuge in neighboring Burundi and Uganda, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday. Uganda has received nearly 67,000 new arrivals from the eastern DRC, which now constitutes “oneContinue Reading
The military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Monday accused the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group of killing at least 17 civilians in an attack in the country’s volatile eastern region. The army said in a statement that the attack occurred on Saturday evening in theContinue Reading
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has officially commenced the phased withdrawal of its military mission in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), known as SAMIDRC, as of April 29, according to a statement released on Thursday. The pullout is being carried out overland, with troops transitingContinue Reading
Democratic Republic of Congo will face four-time champions Ghana at the TotalEnergies CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Egypt 2025, when they meet in their Group C opener at the Suez Stadium on Friday (kick-off 21:00 local time / 18:00 GMT). It will be the first meeting between theContinue Reading
