Congo and M23 rebels plan to hold first direct talks ojn April 9
Reuters The Congo government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels aim to hold direct talks on April 9, sources from both camps said on Tuesday, a potential boost to Qatar’s efforts to…
Rwanda ‘welcomes’ proposed African summit on DRC conflict
Rwanda welcomed on Sunday calls for a summit of two African regional groups to discuss the escalating conflict in DR Congo. The M23 armed group, that the UN and several…
Rwanda-backed M23 strengthens its control over DRC’s Goma
Kenya has announced a virtual crisis summit, but Congolese state media says President Felix Tshisekedi will not attend. Agency Report Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have tightened their grip on Goma, the…
Congo’s North Kivu military governor dies from injuries in rebel offensive
Agency Report The military governor of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has died from injuries sustained during fighting on the front line, local authorities…
Congo rebels seize eastern town on critical supply route
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo – The M23 rebel group in Democratic Republic of Congo has seized the eastern town of Minova, a main supply route for the provincial capital…
Rwandan foreign minister says Congo refused to sign deal to ease M23 conflict
Reuters PARIS – Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe said on Saturday his Congolese counterpart had refused to sign an agreed deal to help resolve the M23 rebel conflict in eastern…
Eastern Congo mourns victims of conflict in ceremony
Reuters GOMA – Congo’s eastern city of Goma held a memorial service on Monday for 200 victims of the conflict between the army and rebels that are waging a renewed…
DR Congo conflict fuels forest loss
Reuters KIBATI, Democratic Republic of Congo – Under the denuded slopes of Mount Nyiragongo volcano in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, traders in Kibati town bartered over sacks of charcoal,…
Congo UN peacekeepers pausing pullout, no timeline for next phase
Reuters KINSHASA – The U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo will pause its withdrawal, with no timeline set for the next phase following the initial one in…