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DRC: fighting with rebels in the country’s east has intensified, sparking fears of a wider war

Security forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been battling the M23 rebel group in the east of the country since 2012. However, there has been a major upsurge in fighting so far this year.

The Conversation

‘We are afraid’: East Africa struggles as mpox spreads amid vaccine delays

Border regions in countries neighbouring DRC raise alert levels and screening measures as the mpox virus spreads.

Al Jazeera

Rwanda: Paul Kagame’s fourth term as president – what his agenda will need to cover

Paul Kagame started his fourth term as Rwanda’s president in August 2024. He first became president in April 2000. However, as the leader of the Rwandan Patriotic Front, he has been the country’s de facto head since his rebel forces ended the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

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Uganda and the DRC conflict: the interests driving Kampala’s involvement

The ambiguous and often tumultuous relations between Uganda and neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have made headlines in recent months. In a July 2024 report, the UN Group of Experts on the DRC stated that Ugandan army and intelligence officials were providing active support to the M23 rebel group.

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After COVID and Ebola, doctors take on mpox amid conflict in eastern DRC

The mpox outbreak puts pressure on a region already struggling with a lack of medicines and an ongoing armed rebellion.

Al Jazeera

‘We are all on the front line’: DR Congo’s young women rebels take on M23

Self-defence militias called the Wazalendo are taking up arms against the M23 group that’s launching attacks in DRC.

Al Jazeera

Rwanda's Kagame To Be Sworn In For Fourth Term

Rwanda's all-powerful President Paul Kagame is to be sworn in on Sunday for another five years after sweeping to victory in elections last month with more than 99 percent of the vote.

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US pledges $424m in humanitarian aid to conflict-hit DRC

The United States has announced $424 million in aid and humanitarian assistance to the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is facing disaster as a result of armed violence in the east of the country.

Radio France Internationale

DR Congo military court sentences 26 armed group members to death

The Congolese government in March had lifted a moratorium on the death penalty that was in place since 2003.

Al Jazeera

Congolese military court hands down death sentence to leader of rebel coalition and 25 others

A military court in Congo has sentenced 25 people, including the leader of a rebel coalition, to death

The Independent UK

Congo's president accuses former leader of backing a US-sanctioned rebel coalition

Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi is accusing former leader Joseph Kabila of backing a U.S.-sanctioned coalition of rebel groups

The Independent UK

Slim prospects for peace as DRC-Rwanda ceasefire comes into effect

Peace and security in the mineral-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is still a distant prospect despite a ceasefire that took effect Sunday between M23 rebels and government forces.

Radio France Internationale

UN welcomes DRC and Rwanda ceasefire, hopes for de-escalation of troops

The United Nations has welcomed a ceasefire agreed between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda in eastern DRC and said it hoped the deal could lead to a "de-escalation" of hostilities, a spokesperson said.

Radio France Internationale

Sudan's army chief Burhan rules out negotiations with RSF after drone strike

Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan struck a defiant tone on Wednesday after a drone hit an army base he was visiting in eastern Sudan, casting doubt on recent efforts to bring an end to the country's 15-month civil war. The attack took place at a graduation ceremony at the…

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The Conversation

DRC ceasefire for humanitarian aid is a small step forward - what must happen next for peace

The United States has negotiated a truce so humanitarian assistance can be given to more than seven million people, including children, caught in the grip of the conflict in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Al Jazeera

At least four killed as fighting in DRC continues despite truce: Report

The US had announced a humanitarian truce between Kinshasa and the M23 rebel group on July 5.

Al Jazeera

As Rwanda votes, tensions with neighbouring DR Congo deepen over M23

A recent UN report accuses Rwanda of aiding M23 rebel group that’s battling Congolese forces in eastern DRC.

The Independent UK

A truce in Congo ends in a week. Aid groups say it could be a lost opportunity to help civilians

A two-week truce in eastern Congo has heavily reduced fighting, but with a week left aid workers and local civil society groups say not much help has reached millions of people who are trapped in one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises

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The Guardian - UK

‘There will be no surprises’: Kagame set to sweep to fourth term as Rwandan president

Kagame’s opponents are unlikely to mount any serious challenge in next week’s election, say analysts

The Independent UK

UN experts: Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwandan troops are in Congo operating with the M23 rebel group

U.N. experts say that between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwanda government forces are deployed in neighboring eastern Congo, operating alongside the M23 rebel group which has been making major advances

Al Jazeera

‘I’ll never see him again’: Attacks killing aid workers in eastern DRC

Since the start of 2024, more than 170 security incidents have directly targeted humanitarian workers, the UN says.

Al Jazeera

Uganda backed M23 in DRC, Rwanda’s ‘de facto control’ on group: UN experts

UN report says Ugandan army backed rebels while some 3,000-4,000 Rwandan soldiers fought alongside them in eastern DRC.

International Business Times

Rwandan Troops Fought Alongside M23 Rebels In DR Congo: UN Experts

Some 3,000-4,000 Rwandan soldiers fought alongside M23 rebels in east DR Congo, said a UN expert report seen by AFP Monday, which noted that Kigali had "de facto control" of the group's operations.

International Business Times

Rwanda-backed Rebels, DRC Begin Two-week 'Humanitarian Truce'

A two-week humanitarian truce between Kinshasa and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels began on Friday in the Democratic Republic of Congo's war-scarred east.

Radio France Internationale

Soldiers in DR Congo condemned to death for 'fleeing the enemy'

Twenty-five soldiers with the Democratic Republic of Congo's army have been sentenced to death on charges of "fleeing the enemy" during battles with notorious Tutsi-led M23 rebels.

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