Mixed reactions after Qatar talks between DR Congo and Rwanda
Presidents Felix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame have expressed their support for a ceasefire after a surprise face-to-face meeting in Qatar.…
Presidents of Rwanda and DR Congo hold talks in Qatar
The leaders reaffirmed their support for a ceasefire a day after M23 rebels pulled out of talks in Angola.…
DR Congo conflict: M23 rebels will not participate in peace talks in Angola
Diplomatic efforts are ongoing to put an end to the conflict in eastern DRC. What should have been a major breakthrough, Congolese government meeting the M23 rebel group in the first direct…
DR Congo conflict: Burundi hit by fallout
Luanda announced its plan to get Kinshasa and the M23 militia leaders around a table in the Angolan capital in the near future not long after Congolese president Felix Tshisekedi met with…
The historical fissures of DR Congo’s M23 Crisis
Join Georja Calvin-Smith for a weekly look at stories from across the continent. This week she's joined by journalist, Michaela Wrong to discuss some of the historical relationships between DR Congo and…
Angola says DR Congo and M23 rebels to begin direct peace talks on March 18th
“Direct peace talks” between M23 rebels and Democratic Republic of Congo are set to start in Luanda on March 18, Angola’s presidency announced in a statement Wednesday. In January, the Rwanda-backed rebels…
Fighting in DR Congo: Tens of thousands seek refuge in neighbouring Burundi
Angola announced its plan to get DR Congo and the M23 militia leaders at the negotiating table after Congolese president Felix Tshisekedi met with his Angolan counterpart on Tuesday to discuss the…
Allegations of crimes against civilians in DR Congo are ‘extremely serious’: ICC prosecutor
Last October, Karim Khan announced that he had reopened an investigation in DR Congo into allegations of crimes committed since 2022 in North Kivu, a province in the east of the country.…
DR Congo: Blasts kill 11 at rally in eastern city of Bukavu
At least 11 people are killed and dozens injured in explosions at a rally called by M23 rebels in the captured eastern Congolese city of Bukavu.…
ICC prosecutor arrives in DR Congo amid conflict in the east
ICC prosecutor Karim Khan has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo. His visit comes as the country battles an insurgency by M23 rebels. The group, backed by Rwanda, has seized two…
Rwanda’s claim of FDLR threat is not credible, DR Congo expert says
M23 fighters allied with Rwandan troops on Sunday entered the centre of Bukavu, another key city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Kinshasa has accused Rwanda of seizing land in the…