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April 30
Congo-Kinshasa: Macron Urges Rwanda to End Support for DRC M23 Rebels and Withdraw Troops
RFI
Rwanda must end support for M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and withdraw troops from its neighbour's territory, French President Emmanuel Macron said… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Statement By Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee On the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Crushing Levels of Violence, Displacement Fuel Unprecedented Civilian Suffering [press release]
OCHA
Escalating conflict is driving record levels of gender-based violence, displacement and hunger in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), threatening to… Read more »
April 29
Congo-Kinshasa: 'I Want to Give Peace a Chance' - Congo President Tshisekedi
DW
President Felix Tshisekedi was in Germany to meet with Chancellor Olaf Scholz. He spoke with DW exclusively about the ongoing Congo-Rwanda standoff, his country's first female… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Mpox - Why the Virus's Continued, Rapid Mutation Since the 2022 Global Outbreak Remains a Concern [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In 2022, as the world was slowly beginning to recover from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, an outbreak of mpox - then still called monkeypox - began spreading at an alarming… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Tshisekedi Visit to France Likely to Focus On War in Eastern DRC and Commerce
RFI
French President Emmanuel Macron met his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi on Monday in Paris. The visit, which will continue tomorrow, Tuesday, will focus on business… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Airways Halts Kinshasa Flights Over Staff Detention By DR Congo Military Intelligence
New Times
Kenya's national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ), has announced that it is suspending its flights to Kinshasa, the capital of DR Congo, due to "the continued detention" of its… Read more »
Kenya: KQ Halts Flights to Kinshasa Over Continued Detention of 2 Staff
Capital FM
Kenya Airways (KQ) will suspend flights to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) tomorrow over the continued detention of its two staff amid an allegation of… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Airways Suspends Flights to Kinshasa Over Detention of Staff
Capital FM
Kenya Airways has suspended its flights to Kinshasa over what it terms as 'continued detention' of its staff. Read more »
April 26
Kenya: Kenya Airways Protests Detention of Staff By DR Congo Military Intelligence
New Times
Kenya's national carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has protested the arrest and detention of two members of staff in DR Congo capital, Kinshasa, over alleged missing customs documents of… Read more »
April 25
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Accuses Apple of Using 'Blood Minerals' From War-Torn East
RFI
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is accusing Apple of using "illegally exploited" minerals extracted from the country's embattled east in its products, lawyers… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese Woman Excels in Beekeeping
VOA
In the eastern reaches of the Democratic Republic of Congo, women entrepreneurs in Goma continue to catch the eye of the business world, thanks to their creativity and resilience.… Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa Approves $95m Military Extension in Mozambique, DR Congo
New Times
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday, April 25 approved the extension of the military deployment in DR Congo and Mozambique, according to his office. Earlier, on… Read more »
April 24
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Deputy Relief Chief Appeals to the Security Council to Resolve the Conflict in the DRC
OCHA
Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in the Great Lakes region by Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency… Read more »
April 23
Rwanda: Kagame, Macron Hold 'Productive Call' Over DR Congo Crisis
New Times
President Paul Kagame and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron "held a productive call" on Tuesday, April 23, during which they discussed the fruitful bilateral cooperation and… Read more »
April 22
Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese Refugee Turns Plastic Waste Into a Profitable Business
UNHCR
Raphael Basemi's recycling business is providing jobs for other refugees and the host community and helping preserve the environment in Kenya's Kakuma camp. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Prosecutor Requests 15-Month Sentence for Jailed DRC Journalist Blaise Mabala
CPJ
Ahead of a court decision expected on Saturday in the prosecution of radio journalist Blaise Mabala, the Committee to Protect Journalist is alarmed that prosecutors in the… Read more »
Rwanda: No, Bloomberg News, the Only Thing Deepening DR Congo Conflict Is Its Rulers and Their Bedfellows [opinion]
New Times
An article that appeared last Friday on the Bloomberg news website claims "Rwandan meddling is deepening Congo's deadly conflict". Read more »
April 21
Congo-Kinshasa: Colonialism Revamped in the Democratic Republic of Congo [analysis]
African Arguments
Lord Leverhulme's 1911 concession in the Congo, is now held by an African-run New York-based private equity firm with strong links to global philanthropy. Read more »
April 18
Congo-Kinshasa: Cardinal Ambongo - 'The Situation in and Around Goma Is Deteriorating Day By Day'
Agenzia Fides
"The situation in and around Goma is deteriorating day by day," says Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa, to Fides. He refers to the capital of… Read more »
April 17
Congo-Kinshasa: Hospitals in Eastern DRC Face Vaccine Shortages
VOA
In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, specifically in the Beni and Butembo region, parents are finding it hard getting vaccines for their children. Health care providers… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: From DR Congo to Uganda, and Back
Norwegian Refugee Council
"Life in Uganda is hard, but life in DR Congo is too dangerous to return. I don't know what to do." Like many Congolese refugees in Uganda, Maisha faces an impossible choice. Read more »
April 16
Congo-Kinshasa: Rep Smith Introduces Bill to Prevent Imports of Cobalt Mined by Child Labor In the DR Congo [press release]
U.S. House
Communist China exploits African children to power the ‘Green Economy’ Read more »
Kenya: Foreign Relations Committee Rejects Ruto's Pick for Goma Consulate
Capital FM
The National Assembly Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations has rejected the nomination of Charles Githinji Kiiru as the Consular General for Goma, DRC. Read more »
April 15
Congo-Kinshasa: Beyond Images of War - Sammy Baloji's Work Captures DR Congo's Vibrant Arts and Culture, Challenging Western Views [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is all too often associated with violent conflict, at the expense of its positive aspects. Reports on this huge country, the second largest… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Ramaphosa, Museveni to Discuss DR Congo Crisis
New Times
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected in Uganda on Monday, April 15, for a two-day working visit in which he will discuss the security crisis in eastern DR Congo with… Read more »
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