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 »
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 »
Rwandan Opposition Deplores UK Deportation Deal As 'Modern Slavery'
RFI
A British law to send unwanted migrants to Rwanda, which passed this week after months of wrangling, has generated fierce criticism at home and abroad. In Rwanda, opponents of the… Read more »
State Department Speaks on U.S. Soldiers Leaving Chad [press conference]
State Department
Department Press BriefingVedant Patel, Principal Deputy SpokespersonWashington, D.C.April 25, 2024 Read more »
UN Experts Warn Violence in Eastern DRC Getting Worse, Threatens to Spill Throughout Region
VOA
Human rights experts warn the always-shaky security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is deteriorating further, as armed violence by Congolese and foreign… Read more »
Congo Brazzaville Declares Mpox Epidemic
New Times
Republic of the Congo has declared an epidemic of mpox (monkeypox), a viral illness caused by the monkeypox virus, after 19 cases were confirmed across five regions, including the… Read more »
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 »
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 »
Rwanda Genocide - 30 Years On, Why Tutsis Are At the Centre of DR Congo's Conflict [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda in 1994 has in complex ways fuelled violent conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over the past 30 years. At the centre of… Read more »
Former South African President Mbeki Says DR Congo Should Execute Sun City Agreement, Disarm FDLR Genocidal Forces
New Times
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki says the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) should disarm genocidal forces who fled into Congolese territory after committing… Read more »
New Islamist Attacks in the East of the Country - 30,000 Students Cannot Go to School Due to Insecurity
Agenzia Fides
At least 10 people were killed and several buildings burned down in an attack by ADF militants in the rural municipality of Mangina, in the Beni area, in the province of North… Read more »
Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Public Indecency Law
New Times
The Supreme Court on Friday, April 26 dismissed a petition brought by a feminist organisation challenging the country's public indecency laws. Read more »
Crowded Camps and Local Aid - How DR Congo's M23 Conflict Is Impacting Goma
The New Humanitarian
"We are pleading for the return of peace. When we have peace, we will live well." Read more »
SADC Solider Deaths Underline Concerns Over Mission
DW
The deaths of Tanzanian soldiers raise questions about the ability of the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) mission to defeat M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of… Read more »
Rwandan Envoy Canvasses Visa-Free Policy Across Africa
Premium Times
According to him, Rwanda has implemented a visa-free policy and has been able to boost its economy through this. Read more »