Qatar emphasises peaceful resolution of conflicts after DRC-Rwanda deal After Doha helped mediate, Qatari diplomat says the country is committed to efforts to de-escalate conflicts. Al Jazeera · Jun 27, 2025
DRC and Rwanda to strike Trump-brokered peace deal: All to know It’s one of several attempts to end the deadly conflict in the troubled eastern DRC. Will it work where others failed? Al Jazeera · Jun 27, 2025
Qatar offers proposal in stalled peace talks between DRC and M23 Qatar has presented a draft peace proposal to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels following months of mediation in Doha. But from Kinshasa, progress looks slow and uncertain. Radio France Internationale · Jun 6, 2025
Former DRC president Kabila visits rebel-held Goma for controversial talks The former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo Joseph Kabila has arrived in the rebel-held city of Goma in the east of the country for talks with locals, according to sources close to him, after declaring he wanted to help end the crisis in the war-ravaged region. Radio France Internationale · May 29, 2025
DR Congo's parliament votes to lift immunity of former President Joseph Kabila Current leader Felix Tshisekedi accuses his predecessor of helping the M23 rebels in the war-torn east of the country, allegations Kabila denies. Euronews · May 23, 2025
Former DR Congo president Kabila loses immunity over alleged M23 rebel ties Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate has overwhelmingly voted to strip former president Joseph Kabila of his honorific immunity. It follows accusations he backed the M23 rebel group which has seized land in the mineral-rich east of the country with Rwandan support. Radio France Internationale · May 23, 2025
DR Congo Ex-leader Kabila Loses Immunity To 'Treason' Probe The Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate on Thursday voted to lift the immunity of ex-president Joseph Kabila, whom the government accuses of supporting a Rwanda-backed militia in the mineral-rich east. International Business Times · May 22, 2025
Why does DRC want to end ex-President Kabila’s immunity for war crimes? The former leader is accused of allying with the rebel M23 group, active in the country’s east. Al Jazeera · May 2, 2025
DRC seeks to lift ex-President Kabila’s immunity over alleged war crimes Joseph Kabila denies charges of treason and war crimes amid escalating tensions in volatile eastern provinces. Al Jazeera · May 1, 2025
Congo seeks to lift former President Kabila’s immunity over war crimes allegations Congo's justice minister says that authorities have asked the country’s Senate to lift the immunity of former President Joseph Kabila so that he can face trial on charges of supporting a rebel insurgency in the country’s east The Independent UK · May 1, 2025
DR Congo government, M23 make joint declaration to work towards ceasefire The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have jointly pledged to halt fighting in the east of the country while they work towards a permanent truce. The surprise announcement follows the latest round of talks in Doha mediated by Qatar. Radio France Internationale · Apr 24, 2025
DR Congo suspends ex-President Kabila’s party over alleged M23 links Authorities accuse the 53-year-old politician of high treason over alleged ties to the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group. Al Jazeera · Apr 20, 2025
Fears for political stability as Joseph Kabila plans return to DRC The planned return of former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila from self-imposed exile could shift political dynamics and complicate efforts to resolve escalating violence in the country's east, analysts say. Radio France Internationale · Apr 11, 2025
DR Congo repatriates Americans jailed over coup attempt amid mining talks Three American citizens jailed in the Democratic Republic of Congo over a failed coup attempt have been transferred to US custody following high-level talks between the two countries on security and mining deals. Radio France Internationale · Apr 9, 2025
The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2025 US is negotiating a minerals deals with conflict-hit Congo, Trump official says A Trump administration official says the United States is in talks with conflict-plagued Congo on developing its mineral resources under a deal that the Congolese president has said could help make his country safer
Al Jazeera · Apr 2, 2025 DR Congo spares three convicted US coup accomplices of capital punishment Their death sentences over the botched 2024 coup effort have been commuted to life imprisonment.
Radio France Internationale · Apr 1, 2025 War criminal Lubanga launches new rebel group, threatens fresh chaos in eastern Congo The convicted war criminal, Thomas Lubanga, based in Uganda, has declared the formation of a new rebel movement - the Convention for the Popular Revolution - aimed at overthrowing the government in Ituri province, eastern Congo, posing yet another security threat in the conflict-ravaged region.
Radio France Internationale · Mar 23, 2025 Uganda: the quiet power in the eastern DRC conflict Uganda's role in eastern DR Congo has largely gone under the radar during recent violence but its complex approach aims to secure long-standing security and economic interests in the mineral-rich area, experts say.
Radio France Internationale · Mar 22, 2025 Thousands without lifesaving aid in DRC, says UN agency Thousands are without lifesaving aid in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo due to critical funding gaps, the United Nations Refugee agency says.
International Business Times · Mar 20, 2025 M23 Fighters Seize Key DR Congo Town Despite Ceasefire Bid The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has taken control of the mining hub of Walikale in DR Congo, local sources said Thursday, despite attempts to broker a ceasefire this week.
Al Jazeera · Mar 20, 2025 M23 rebels capture key town of Walikale in eastern DR Congo M23 seizes mining hub, with rebel alliance leader saying call for a ceasefire from DRC and Rwanda ‘doesn’t concern us’.
Al Jazeera · Mar 19, 2025 AU welcomes Doha talks between DR Congo and Rwanda leaders Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, met in Doha on Tuesday.
Radio France Internationale · Mar 19, 2025 Tshisekedi and Kagame meet in Qatar for crisis talks on eastern DRC The face-to-face meeting between Felix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame took place on Tuesday in Qatar, mediated by the emir, in an attempt to find a solution to the security crisis in eastern DRC.
International Business Times · Mar 19, 2025 Uganda: The Quiet Power In The Eastern DRC Conflict Uganda's role in eastern DR Congo has largely gone under the radar during recent violence but its complex approach aims to secure long-standing security and economic interests in the mineral-rich area, experts say.
International Business Times · Mar 19, 2025 Rwanda, DRC Presidents Hold Surprise Ceasefire Talks In Qatar The presidents of Rwanda and DR Congo have expressed their support for a ceasefire after holding surprise talks in Qatar, hours after peace talks in Angola failed.