Nkosana Sithole kaMiya: Social media shrouds Congo and Sudan from sight
In a world increasingly shaped by the flickering images of social media, the pain of others has become a form...
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Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza: Rwanda-DRC peace deal must listen to minority voices
More than three decades after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda plunged the African Great Lakes region into...
Congolese government seeks to prosecute former president for war crimes
The Congolese government has asked the country's Senate to amend the law in order to prosecute former President Joseph Kabila...
Conflict in the Congo tests China’s diplomatic resolve
China's long standing- policy of absolute neutrality in African conflicts is facing growing challenges due to the ongoing war in...
Congo – Rwanda peace talks mediated by Qatar
Qatar has mediated further peace talks between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda in a bid to de-escalate the conflict....
Qatar to mediate talks between Congo and Rwanda
Qatar mediated a second round of talks between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, and separately met representatives of the...
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advance further into eastern Congo
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have advanced further into eastern Congo, reaching the outskirts of Walikale. According to AfricaNews on March 20th,...
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels push further into eastern Congo
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advanced further into eastern Congo, just a day after the presidents of Congo and Rwanda called for...
Boat capsizes in Congo, killing at least 25
A boat capsized in South Western Congo, killing at least 25 people, many of whom were football players. According to...
War slows trade between DR Congo and Burundi
The conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo has caused a sharp decline in trade between Congo and Burundi. According...
French prosecutor drops case against Apple over Congo minerals
A document seen by Reuters on February 27th shows that French prosecutors have closed a case filed by the Democratic...
DRC: Shrinking international financing endangers humanitarian aid
Despite the escalation of the conflict in Eastern DR Congo, funds collected for humanitarian aid in the country are set...
Panic sparks in Goma over rumors of forced M23 recruitment
Panic broke out in the Congolese city of Goma on February 25th, after rumors circulated of forced recruitment by the...
Congo struggles to treat influx of war-wounded patients
Hospitals in Eastern DRC are struggling to keep up with an influx in war-wounded patients, as M23 rebels advance on...
War injuries strain medical facilities in DRC as rebels advance
Hospitals in The Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are struggling to keep up with the amount of war wounded patients...
