The Latest Breaking News from Wazalendo

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.

M23 rebels take ‘instructions’ from Kigali, as Kampala ‘doubles’ army presence in DRC, says leaked report by UN experts.

Amnesty International has called for an investigation into a former governor and two top army officials in Congo for “possible crimes against humanity” during a deadly protest crackdown last year

Human Rights Watch alleges potential violation of international human rights law on many occasions this year

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

In response to the deepening crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the United Nations Security Council established a panel of independent experts in 2023 to examine the situation and provide it with options to address the conflict. In June 2024, the UN released the panel’s final report.

The United States has accused Rwanda of involvement in a deadly attack on a camp for displaced people in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a claim dismissed as "absurd" by Kigali on Saturday.

EU plans to secure supplies for green revolution from Rwanda likely to support smuggling of conflict minerals from DRC.

The DRC, Africa’s second largest country by size, has seen years of instability, part of which it blames on Rwanda.