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M23, DR Congo ink fresh framework agreement for a peace deal in Doha

The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 militia signed a new framework for peace on Saturday at a ceremony in Qatar aimed at ending the fighting that has devastated eastern DRC.

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Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels sign framework for peace deal, but tensions remain

Congo and the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 have signed a framework agreement for a peace deal to end decades-long fighting in eastern Congo

The Independent UK

Ex-Congolese rebel leader on trial for war crimes in Paris begins hunger strike

Ex-Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala has begun a hunger strike to protest his trial in France

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France puts former Congolese rebel leader on trial over alleged wartime atrocities

The landmark trial is only possible because of a French law which allows its courts to try suspected crimes against humanity that took place overseas.

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Trial of former Congolese rebel leader Lumbala over wartime atrocities opens in Paris

The trial of Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala has begun in Paris over atrocities committed during the Second Congo War

The Independent UK

Kidnapped, killed or silenced: Africa's journalists increasingly under threat

Across Africa, journalists are being kidnapped, tortured and killed – often by people whose identities are known but who face no punishment. Reports gathered by RFI and press freedom groups show these incidents spreading from Burkina Faso to Guinea and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where journalists who refuse to…

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Over €1.5 billion pledged for Africa's Great Lakes region at Paris conference

At the close of an international conference in Paris on the Great Lakes region, French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that €1.5 billion has been pledged in aid. Meanwhile the airport in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, will reopen to humanitarian flights.

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NGOs urge humanitarian push at Great Lakes conference in Paris

France and Togo are co-hosting a conference in Paris on Thursday to support peace and prosperity in the Great Lakes region of Africa. A coalition of international NGOs will urge participants to step up their financial response to the "unprecedented humanitarian crisis" in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring…

Radio France Internationale

DRC and Rwanda hold fresh talks in Washington to revive fragile peace deal

Following months of tension since the signing of a peace deal in June, delegations from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are back in Washington this week, hoping to revive stalled efforts to end the conflict in eastern DRC.

Radio France Internationale

Congo and M23 rebels agree to form ceasefire monitoring body

The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 have agreed to create a joint body to monitor a future permanent ceasefire – a step seen as crucial to ending years of violence in the country’s east.

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Congo and M23 rebels agree to create body to oversee potential ceasefire

Congo and the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 have agreed to establish an oversight mechanism for a potential permanent ceasefire

The Independent UK

DRC says EU’s minerals deal with Rwanda is ‘obvious double standard’

Brussels urged to impose stronger sanctions against Rwanda, as it has in response to Russia for its war in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

DR Congo Leader Urges Rwanda's Kagame To 'Make Peace' In Brussels Encounter

DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi made a personal appeal to Rwanda's Paul Kagame to stop supporting insurgents in DRC and work together for "peace", at a Brussels event attended by both leaders Thursday.

International Business Times

More than 80% of health facilities in eastern Congo are out of medicine, Red Cross says

The International Committee of the Red Cross says over 200 health facilities in eastern Congo face medicine shortages due to fighting in the region and a lack of humanitarian funding

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Kabila death sentence deepens political and regional divides in DR Congo

The death sentence handed to former president Joseph Kabila has deepened political and regional divisions in the Democratic Republic of Congo, exposing the fragile balance between demands for justice and hopes for peace.

The Independent UK

Duchess of Edinburgh speaks out against sexual violence after secret DR Congo visit

Sophie visited Congo to ‘shine a light’ on the “weaponisation of rape” and recognise the work being done to support those who survive horrific war-related sexual violence

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Former Congolese president Kabila sentenced to death for war crimes

Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila was sentenced to death in absentia on Tuesday by a military court in Kinshasa. The court found him guilty of treason, war crimes and organising an armed insurrection over his alleged collaboration with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group.

International Business Times

DR Congo Ex-president Kabila Sentenced To Death In Absentia For 'Treason'

A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday sentenced ex-president Joseph Kabila to death in absentia for "treason".

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The Independent UK

At the UN, African leaders did not draw attention to home conflicts, analysts say

They had a lot to say about global affairs

Cycling Weekly

Are the Rwanda World Championships the chance to grow cycling, or is this just more sportswashing?

The Kigali Worlds are a milestone for African cycling but Rwanda's human rights record could prove their millstone.

Radio France Internationale

Kigali hosts historic first road world cycling championships in Africa

The Rwandan capital Kigali will from Sunday host some of the biggest names in cycling, including the men’s and women’s Tour de France winners, for the first staging in Africa of the UCI road world championships.

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m from where you learn to run before you can walk’: the comic strip artist telling the story of DRC’s conflict

Edizon Musavuli uses his art to depict the daily struggles and constant insecurity of living in the rebel-occupied city of Goma

The Independent UK

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in Congo parade new recruits, raising questions over peace deal

A military parade by the M23 rebel group in eastern Congo has raised concerns over an impending peace deal between Congo and Rwanda

International Business Times

Victims Buried After IS-linked Attack In DR Congo

Some 25 civilians killed in eastern DR Congo were buried Wednesday, an AFP journalist witnessed, following an attack linked to the Islamic State group that left at least 71 dead earlier this week.

Al Jazeera

At least 60 people killed in DRC after ISIL-linked attack on funeral

A local administrator says the majority of the victims were “killed with machetes” while others were shot.

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