They described the DRC attacks as part of a ‘dynamic of total war.’ On Thursday, the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group accused the army of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of violating the ceasefire agreement reached in Doha by launching an offensive against its troops. RELATED: MONUSCO to Monitor Ceasefire Between M23 and […]

Gen. Ekenge’s speech propagates the ideology that led to the 1994 genocide. On Monday, the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) suspended their spokesperson, Gen. Sylvain Ekenge, for discriminatory comments on national television against Tutsi women. RELATED: Mapping Her Way: African Women Reclaim their Landscape The FARDC General Staff clarified that Ekenge’s […]

Capture of key South Kivu hub deepens crisis despite recent U.S.-brokered peace deal. On Wednesday, the Rwanda-backed rebel group March 23 Movement (M23) seized the strategic city of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the border with Burundi. RELATED: Democratic Republic of the Congo declares End of Latest Ebola Outbreak “We confirm […]

The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, has accused Rwanda of blatantly violating the recent peace agreement, alleging that its forces launched heavy weapons attacks from their territory. The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, accused Rwanda of breaching the commitments outlined in the December 4 Washington peace […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) sent twelve tons of emergency medical supplies to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to help the country respond to the new Ebola outbreak declared last Thursday, which has already caused at least fifteen deaths, the organization confirmed. RELATED: Humanitarian Crisis Deepens in Eastern DRC as OCHA Launches “Every […]

The UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, assured this Sunday that the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Monusco, would be willing to supervise compliance with a possible ceasefire in the country’s conflict-ridden east. RELATED: Fragile Ceasefire Tested as DR Congo and M23 Resume Peace Talks in Doha In a […]

Peace negotiations between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group have resumed in Doha, Qatar, amid ongoing violence in the mineral-rich eastern provinces. The talks aim to implement a July ceasefire agreement brokered by Qatar, which includes a three-phase roadmap: establishing a truce monitoring mechanism, exchanging prisoners and detainees, and […]

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have agreed on a United Nations–supervised plan to repatriate refugees displaced by recent fighting in eastern DRC. The historic arrangement was announced Tuesday in Kinshasa by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, even as both capitals continue to navigate a fragile peace following a U.S.-brokered agreement […]

A Qatari official confirmed Sunday that a draft peace agreement has been shared with both the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebel group, just ahead of the August 18 deadline set in the Declaration of Principles signed last month in Doha. While the timeline for a final deal has not been met, […]

At least 30 civilians were killed in a series of brutal attacks by suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in Bapere village, located in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to military officials and local civil society leaders. The killings occurred between Wednesday and Friday, with victims reportedly […]