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. Al Jazeera · 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. Radio France Internationale · 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. International Business Times · Mar 19, 2025
DR Congo and Rwanda presidents meet in Qatar for peace talks Congo and Rwanda reaffirmed their commitment to an immediate ceasefire, but the joint statement does not specify on how it would be implemented. Euronews · Mar 19, 2025
Congolese, Rwandan leaders meet in Qatar, call for ceasefire in eastern DRC The three countries call for ‘immediate and unconditional ceasefire’ in eastern DRC. Al Jazeera · Mar 18, 2025
Presidents of Congo and Rwanda meet in Qatar to discuss insurgency in eastern Congo The presidents of Congo and neighboring Rwanda have met in Qatar for their first direct talks since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized two major cities in mineral-rich eastern Congo earlier this year The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025
M23 rebels withdraw from DR Congo peace talks as EU imposes sanctions A spokesperson said the militant group had pulled out from Tuesday’s peace talks in Angola in response to sanctions on several of its leaders. Euronews · Mar 18, 2025
M23 Shuns DR Congo Peace Talks At 11th Hour After Sanctions The Rwanda-backed M23 group said it would not attend Tuesday's peace talks with the DR Congo government in the Angolan capital Luanda following EU sanctions on some of its top brass. International Business Times · Mar 17, 2025
Rwanda cuts diplomatic ties with Belgium over DRC conflict Belgium, which has voiced concern about Rwanda's support for rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has said it will respond in kind. Euronews · Mar 17, 2025
Rwanda says cutting diplomatic ties with Belgium, as EU announces sanctions Rwanda announced on Monday it is severing diplomatic ties with Belgium, saying the European nation had "consistently undermined" Kigali during the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This comes as the European Union announced sanctions against a number of senior Rwandan military commanders. Radio France Internationale · Mar 17, 2025
DR Congo says it will engage in peace talks with M23 rebels in Angola Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has sent a government delegation to the Angolan capital of Luanda, while M23 also confirmed its participation. Euronews · Mar 17, 2025
Congo says it will participate in peace talks with M23 rebels Congo’s government says it will participate in peace talks in Angola with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group that has captured key areas of Congo’s mineral-rich east The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025
Why does DRC want a Ukraine-like minerals deal with Trump, amid conflict? The DRC appears to be angling for the US to deploy boots on the ground, in a bid to contain armed conflict. Al Jazeera · Mar 17, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2025 ‘I was terrified’: refugees who fled DRC to Burundi recall deadly river crossing People tell of family members being swept away in desperate attempts to escape the advance of the M23 rebel group
Radio France Internationale · Mar 16, 2025 Southern African bloc decides to end military mission in DRC The southern African regional bloc has decided to end its military deployment to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where it lost at least a dozen soldiers in conflict there in January.
Radio France Internationale · Mar 15, 2025 PSG fans' petition keeps spotlight on Rwanda's role in DRC and cash to top clubs Fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has thrown into sharp focus sponsorship deals involving the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), the French football champions Paris Saint-Germain as well as Bayern Munich and Arsenal.
International Business Times · Mar 14, 2025 East DR Congo Mines Mint Rwanda-backed M23's Fortune Mine shafts snake under the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's mountains, but instead of the Congolese government their rich veins are making a mint for the Rwanda-backed M23.
International Business Times · Mar 13, 2025 Rwanda-backed M23 Welcomes Talks To End DR Congo Conflict The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group welcomed Thursday the prospect of direct negotiations with the Congolese government to end the conflict in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025 South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi will withdraw troops from conflict-torn eastern Congo African leaders have announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi who were sent to fight insurgents in mineral-rich eastern Congo, where M23 rebels have killed peacekeepers while overrunning the region this year
Radio France Internationale · Mar 13, 2025 Angola indicates M23 rebels are ready to begin direct peace talks on 18 March Direct peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels will begin in the Angolan capital on 18 March, Angola's presidency said in a statement on Wednesday. The Congolese presidency has for now only acknowledged receiving the message.
Al Jazeera · Mar 13, 2025 Southern Africa regional bloc to withdraw troops from DRC amid M23 advance The SADC mission that has suffered losses this year will conduct a ‘phased withdrawal’ of its troops.
Al Jazeera · Mar 13, 2025 ‘People need a break’: DRC conflict reignites dark memories of Congo wars Is a deadly past replaying for Congolese as M23 rebels march on Kinshasa amid presence of Rwandan and Ugandan troops?
Al Jazeera · Mar 12, 2025 DRC and M23 rebels to begin direct talks next week, mediator Angola says A spokesperson for DRC’s President Felix Tshisekedi said the government had received an invitation for the talks.
The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025 Congo government and M23 rebel group will hold peace talks on March 18, mediator Angola says Angola says Congo’s government and the M23 rebel group will participate in peace talks on March 18