DR Congo festival highlights women’s role in peace efforts
Women in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo held a peace festival in Goma on March 30th to promote reconciliation...
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Women-led festival promotes peace in eastern DR Congo
Women in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo held a festival calling for peace in the conflict-hit region, organisers said, as...
DR Congo and Rwanda agree to ease tensions after US talks
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda agreed to take “concrete steps” to ease tensions following talks hosted by the...
Burundi camp struggles as DR Congo refugees continue to arrive
Tens of thousands of Congolese refugees are living in overcrowded conditions at Busuma camp in Burundi after fleeing renewed fighting...
Deadly landslide at DR Congo coltan mine kills over 200
More than 200 people have died after a landslide struck a major mining site in eastern Democratic Republic of the...
US targets Rwanda military with sanctions over militia support
On 2 March, the United States imposed new sanctions on Rwanda’s military and four senior officials over alleged support for...
20 killed in DR Congo village after IS-linked rebel attack
Islamic State-linked rebels killed at least 20 people in an attack on a village in eastern Congo, according to the...
UN ceasefire monitoring team to be deployed in Congo: Qatar
Qatar’s foreign ministry said that the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo will oversee the ceasefire between the Congo Army...
US-Congo minerals pact is flawed, says rebel coalition leader
The leader of the rebel coalition in Congo, which includes the M23, said that the US-Congo minerals pact, which offers...
Clashes in Congo threaten peace deal
Members of the M23 Movement, which has been waging an armed campaign against the Congolese government, pressed forward with their...
Qatari Emir in DRC as regional peace efforts ramp up
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani is currently visiting Kinshasa, in the DRC, following recent peace efforts between...
Rwanda-backed M23 leads military parade ahead of peace deal
A military parade on September 14th in the city of Goma, eastern Congo, saw the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group showcase...
DR Congo: Former President facing $46 billion in reparations
As DR Congo’s former president sits on trial for treason, civil parties have demanded billions of dollars from him in...
140 killed by Congo rebel group human rights group says
At least 140 people were killed by M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during July 2025,...
DR Congo and M23 rebels fail to make peace agreement
The Government of the DRC and the Rwandan-backed M23 paramilitary group failed to reach a peace agreement on 18 August,...
