Kenya announces Tshisekedi-Kagame summit over DRC crisis
Nairobi – Kenyan President William Ruto on Sunday announced a summit between the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic... Read more
27 Jan
M23 fighters further encircle key DRC city of Goma
Goma – The army acknowledged Tuesday a “breakthrough” by the M23 in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where the... Read more
22 Jan
Rwanda demands ‘solution’ after DRC peace talks fail
Kigali – Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame said on Thursday that recent peace talks with DR Congo had been merely... Read more
10 Jan
DRC, Rwanda leaders to hold peace talks in Angola
Kinshasa – The presidents of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will meet on Sunday in Angola for... Read more
13 Dec, 2024
Rebels kill 9 civilians in east DRC
Beni – Rebels affiliated with the Islamic State group killed at least nine civilians in their latest attack in... Read more
5 Dec, 2024
DRC festival for peace called off for security reasons
Goma – An international festival promoting peace that was due to take place in violence-racked eastern Democratic Republic of... Read more
15 Nov, 2024
Mpox spread slows slightly in Africa
Kinshasa – The spread of mpox has slowed down slightly across Africa but the epidemic is not over, the... Read more
8 Nov, 2024
Gold rush and nightlife fuel mpox outbreak in DRC’s Kamituga
Kamituga – Come nightfall, gold-diggers, hawkers and prostitutes alike barrel into the bars of Kamituga in the eastern DR... Read more
30 Sep, 2024
Mpox vaccine rollout faces challenges in east DRC
Kamituga – Mpox epicentre DRC is less than a week away from the start of a vaccination campaign, but... Read more
26 Sep, 2024
War affects girls and boys differently: what we found in our study of children in the DRC
Roos van der Haer, Leiden University and Kathleen J. Brown, Leiden University War has become a regular part of... Read more
25 Sep, 2024
