DR Congo and Rwanda to sign peace agreement on June 27 Provisional agreement initialed by two countries aimed at ending fighting in eastern DRC. Al Jazeera · Jun 19, 2025
DR Congo and Rwanda inch closer to signing peace accord Representatives of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have initialled a peace agreement aimed at ending the conflict in eastern DRC – a document to be formally signed on 27 June in Washington, a joint statement said. Radio France Internationale · Jun 19, 2025
Congo and Rwanda sign preliminary peace agreement in Washington Representatives from Congo and Rwanda have signed the text of a peace agreement between the two countries in Washington, according to a joint press release from the two nations and the U.S. Department of State The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2025
Are commercial interests driving Uganda’s military operations in DR Congo? Ugandan soldiers said they ‘occupied’ two DRC towns as the Rwandan-backed M23 continues to hold territory elsewhere. Al Jazeera · Jun 17, 2025
UN peacekeeping chief in Congo meets M23 leaders in first visit to rebel-held city The head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo met with leaders of the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 on Friday in Goma, in her first visit to the eastern city of Goma since its capture by the insurgents The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025
'It's a safe country' – Rwandan Cycling President seeks to calm Kigali World Championships safety concerns President Samson Ndayishimiye speaks exclusively to Cyclingnews about DRC conflict, reducing costs and the Worlds’ impact on African cycling Cycling News · Jun 9, 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
Ex-DRC President Kabila holds talks in M23-held city of Goma: Reports Joseph Kabila is visiting the eastern city of Goma, which has been seized by rebels, after he was stripped of immunity. Al Jazeera · May 29, 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
‘They told me that they’d hunt me down’: journalists on how they survive working in war zones With a record number of journalists killed over the past year, four reporters covering conflicts across the world reveal how they dodge death The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2025
M23 rebels committed possible war crimes in eastern DR Congo, Amnesty International says The NGO made the claims against the Rwandan-backed group in a new report published on Tuesday. Euronews · May 27, 2025
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 · May 27, 2025
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 · May 27, 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
Al Jazeera · May 23, 2025 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.
Radio France Internationale · 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.
International Business Times · May 22, 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.
The Independent UK · May 22, 2025 Endangered gorilla habitats threatened in rebel-held Congo Conservationists warn that the charcoal boom is coming at a steep ecological cost.
The Guardian - US · May 18, 2025 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 Independent UK · May 18, 2025 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 · May 15, 2025 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 · May 15, 2025 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 Conversation · May 7, 2025 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 Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025 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
Radio France Internationale · May 7, 2025 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.