Angola relinquishes mediator role in DRC conflict
Johannesburg – Angola announced on Monday it would withdraw from its role as mediator in the conflict in the... Read more
25 Mar
M23 remain in eastern DRC town despite announcing withdrawal
Goma – The M23 armed group on Sunday was keeping hold of the town of Walikale which it recently... Read more
24 Mar
Little light on DRC truce terms shed after surprise summit
Kinshasa – Few details on a possible ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo had come to light... Read more
20 Mar
M23 shuns DRC peace talks at 11th hour after sanctions
Kinshasa – The Rwanda-backed M23 group said it would not attend Tuesday’s peace talks with the DRC government in... Read more
18 Mar
Regional blocs meet in Harare over SADC troop pullout from DRC
Cape Town – Foreign Affairs ministers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC)... Read more
16 Mar
DRC-M23 ‘peace talks’ in Luanda to begin March 18 – Angola
Luanda – Talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group that has seized swathes... Read more
13 Mar
375,000 children in war-torn DRC province missing school – charity
Kinshasa – Around 375,000 children in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s war-ravaged North Kivu province are missing out on... Read more
7 Mar
Families sent home to ruins of east DRC conflict
Sake – When the Banyene family were sent back to their home in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,... Read more
4 Mar
Ex-leaders of Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria to lead DRC peace process
Kinshasa – African countries appointed a trio of ex-leaders to oversee a push for peace in eastern DRC while... Read more
26 Feb
Critically injured SA soldiers repatriated from DRC for urgent medical care
Cape Town – A group of critically injured South African soldiers has been successfully repatriated from the Democratic Republic... Read more
25 Feb
