African Union Nominates Togo’s President to Mediate Peace Efforts in DRC Conflict
African Union (AU) Chairperson Joao Lourenco has nominated Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe to serve as a peace mediator between the...
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M23 pushes deeper in east DRC as Congolese troops run for safety
M23 fighters yesterday advanced further on several fronts in DR Congo’s volatile east as international pressure mounted on Rwanda to...
Dr Congo: President Tshisekedi vows to restore control amid M23 rebel advances
Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has pledged a strong response to the escalating security crisis in the east of the country,...
US applauds 15-day extension of humanitarian ceasefire in DR Congo
The US government has expressed its support for the 15-day extension of the humanitarian ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic...
25 soldiers in Congo face execution for fleeing from battle, charged with desertion
Twenty-five soldiers have been sentenced to death by a military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo for fleeing battles...
DR Congo: President Tshisekedi appoints first female prime minister
President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has named planning minister Judith Suminwa as the country's first...
Southern African bloc vows commitment to end insecurity in Eastern DRC
As part of efforts to end the raging bloodshed in the region, the Southern African regional leaders have reaffirmed their...
UN slaps sanctions on active warring groups in DR Congo’s escalating violence
The United Nations Security Council has sanctioned six people belonging to five active armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of...
US faults Rwanda in latest escalation in eastern DRC
The United States government has condemned escalating violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Washington blamed...
U.N. deploys troops to protect civilians following latest attack in eastern DR Congo
Troops of the United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been deployed to protect civilians...
