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M23 accused of possible ‘war crimes’ in eastern DRC: Rights group

Amnesty International says torture, killings and enforced disappearances have taken place in areas under rebel control.

Al Jazeera

Rwanda-backed rebels committed possible war crimes in eastern Congo, rights group says

Human rights group Amnesty International accused the M23 rebels in eastern Congo of killing, torturing and forcibly disappearing civilian detainees in two rebel-controlled cities

The Independent UK

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

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Will the United States deport people to Rwanda?

Kigali in talks to house migrant deportees from US, but rights groups worry such deals further endanger the vulnerable.

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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

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

Endangered gorilla habitats threatened in rebel-held Congo

Conservationists warn that the charcoal boom is coming at a steep ecological cost.

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What the last Trump presidency can teach us about fighting back

History shows that if western governments mount a defense, the human rights movement will survive this rough patch

The Guardian - US

Congo's coltan miners dig for world's tech — and struggle regardless of who is in charge

Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, the artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with the sound of generators, as hundreds of men labor by hand to extract coltan, a key mineral crucial for producing modern electronics and defense technology

The Independent UK

Red Cross escorts over 1,000 disarmed Congolese soldiers from rebel-controlled city to capital

Over a thousand disarmed Congolese soldiers and police officers, along with their families have safely been transferred from the rebel-controlled city of Goma in eastern Congo to the capital Kinshasa over the last two weeks

The Independent UK

Rwanda's army and its rebel group ally have killed dozens and abducted thousands, Congo says

Congolese authorities have accused Rwanda’s army and the M23 rebel group it backs of killing dozens and kidnapping thousands in the war-torn country’s east

The Independent UK

Fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is worsening gender-based violence against women

In early 2025, the March 23 Movement (M23) armed group seized control of Goma and then Bukavu, two major cities in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

The Conversation

Minerals, mobile phones and militias: how war unfolded in DRC

How the global wrangle for natural resources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is fuelling one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises

The Guardian - UK

Peace deal between DR Congo and Rwanda in progress, US says

Congo and Rwanda have submitted a draft peace proposal as part of a process aimed at ending the fighting in eastern Congo and attracting billions of dollars in Western investment, according to the senior adviser for Africa to US President Donald Trump earlier this week.

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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.

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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.

The Independent UK

South Africa says its peacekeeping troops are withdrawing from rebel-held eastern Congo

The South African armed forces say they have begun withdrawing their peacekeeping troops from rebel-controlled eastern Congo

Radio France Internationale

DRC seeks to remove ex-president Kabila's immunity from prosecution

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has asked the senate to lift the immunity of former president Joseph Kabila, who has been accused of helping the armed rebel group M23 and has indicated he will return to the country.

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The Independent UK

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

Red Cross escorts hundreds of stranded Congolese soldiers from rebel-controlled city to capital

The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is helping transfer hundreds of Congolese soldiers and police officers from the rebel-controlled city of Goma in eastern Congo to the capital Kinshasa

Radio France Internationale

Rwanda and DR Congo hopeful for peace talks this week under US mediation

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a declaration of principles under the aegis of the United States, setting out a framework for a draft peace agreement to be discussed on 2 May.

Al Jazeera

DR Congo, Rwanda agree to draft peace deal by May 2

US brings two countries’ foreign ministers together and voices an interest in investment in the DRC’s mineral-rich east.

The Guardian - UK

DRC government and M23 agree to halt fighting and work towards truce

Both sides say they have resolved to end conflict through peaceful means after ‘frank’ talks facilitated by Qatar

Al Jazeera

DR Congo, M23 rebels announce ceasefire after peace talks in Qatar

Tough negotiations are expected to resume in Qatar in the coming weeks for a broader peace deal.

Radio France Internationale

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.

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