The EastAfrican9d
How shift in regional forces killed Congo peace bid
There has been a feeling of regret on whether the momentum for peace was actually lost in abrupt change of the military ...
World Bank11d
It is time to look back: Lessons and achievements from the Forest Investment Program in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Aerial view of forest areas and agricultural plots in the DRC. Photo: World Bank Initiatives in agroforestry, clean energy, and community-driven forest management have reached more than 421,000 people ...
中国日报网17d
Hope as Rwanda, DRC presidents hold direct talks
The conflict in eastern DRC escalated in January when the M23 rebels advanced and seized the strategic city of Goma, followed by the city of Bukavu in February.
Al Jazeera English18d
M23 rebels capture key town of Walikale in eastern DR Congo
The town of about 15,000 people sits about 125km (78 miles) northwest of eastern DRC’s largest city, Goma, which the M23 rebels seized in January. Al Jazeera’s Alain Uaykani, reporting from ...
ISS18d
Anatomy of SADC’s failure in eastern DRC
On 13 March, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) announced the termination and phased withdrawal of its military deployment in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This ...
The Mining Journal18d
Why the DRC wants a minerals-for-security deal with the US
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) hopes to find an ally in the US in its fight against rebel group M23. It is eying a mineral deal like the one Ukraine is negotiating: access to the ...
Radio France Internationale18d
Tshisekedi and Kagame meet in Qatar for crisis talks on eastern DRC
The presidents of Rwanda and DRC have expressed their support for a ceasefire after holding the talks just hours after the planned peace talks in Angola failed. A source close to the Congolese ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation19d
Donald Trump looks to The Democratic Republic of the Congo for potential deal on rare earth minerals
First the M23 captured Goma, the biggest city in the DRC's mineral-rich North Kivu Province. Then they overran government troops and peacekeepers defending Bukavu, the capital of neighbouring ...
Global Voices Online19d
DRC: The forgotten victims of the conflict in Goma
For several years, the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has plunged millions of people into ... aid operations for displaced people in camps across the city. Mama Mkesha ...
Daily Sabah19d
Leaders of Congo, Rwanda discuss eastern DRC conflict in Qatar
The conflict in eastern Congo escalated in January when the Rwanda-backed rebels advanced and seized the strategic city of Goma, followed by Bukavu in February. M23 is one of about 100 armed groups ...
News2419d
DRC, Rwanda presidents hold surprise peace talks for an 'immediate and unconditional ceasefire'
The presidents of Rwanda and the DRC held surprise talks in Qatar. Both Paul Kagame and Felix Tshisekedi expressed support for a ceasefire. The EU sanctioned three Rwandan military commanders. The ...