Congo-Kinshasa
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 04:46:34 GMTCabinet Ratifies Rwanda-DR Congo Peace Agreement
[New Times] A Cabinet meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, July 16, approved the June 27 peace agreement signed in Washington DC between Rwanda and DR Congo.
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 10:49:28 GMTTshisekedi Hosts Museveni's Pastor Kayanja
[Nile Post] President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi on Tuesday, July 15, received a delegation of religious leaders at Mont Ngaliema Palace in Kinshasa.
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 05:18:08 GMTMinister Biruta Meets Qatar Official Amid Kinshasa-AFC/M23 Talks
[New Times] Rwanda's Minister of Interior Dr Vincent Biruta on July 16, met with Qatar's Minister of State for Interior Affairs Abdulaziz bin Faisal bin Mohammed Al Thani, in Doha.
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:42:50 GMTAcute Cholera Outbreak Plagues DRC As Health Crisis Deepens
[Independent (Kampala)] Kinshasa, DRC -- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is wrestling with a deepening health crisis as a cholera outbreak hit an "acute phase," compounded by escalating insecurity, a resurgence of mpox, and a nationwide st...
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 07:23:22 GMT'International Demand for Coltan Is Linked to Violence in the DR Congo'
[IPS] CIVICUS speaks with Claude Iguma, a mining governance expert with a PhD in Social Sciences, who is based in Bukavu, South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 11:14:51 GMTAFC/M23 Accuses Congolese Forces of Killing Four 'Compatriots'
[New Times] The AFC/M23 rebel movement has accused Congolese government forces of killing four of its compatriots in what it described as a demonstration of "warlike intentions," despite ongoing peace efforts including the talks in Doha, Qatar.
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 09:44:19 GMTWafcon 2024 - DR Congo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Botswana Bow Out With Grit and Glory
[CAF] As the 2024 CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) enters the quarterfinal stage, four teams--DR Congo, Tunisia, Tanzania, and Botswana--exit the competition, but not without leaving a lasting impression through memorable performances and u...
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 04:30:23 GMTA Crisis of Contagion and Collapse - Why Cholera Continues to Be a Problem in the DR Congo
[IPS] United Nations -- The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is grappling with one of its worst cholera outbreaks in recent history, exposing deep systemic cracks in public health, water infrastructure, and humanitarian response, leaving its younge...
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 04:37:10 GMT4 Things Every Peace Agreement Needs - and How the DRC-Rwanda Deal Measures Up
[The Conversation Africa] The governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda concluded a peace treaty in June 2025, aimed at ending a decades-long war in eastern DRC. The United Nations welcomed the agreement as "a significant s...
Mon, 14 Jul 2025 04:51:40 GMTBefore Selling Tourism, DR Congo Must End Decades of Conflict and Chaos
[New Times] I must say, when I first saw the words "Visit Congo" I thought they were talking about the other Congo, Congo Brazzaville. I honestly couldn't fathom that it was in reference to Felix Tshisekedi's DR Congo.
Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:24:37 GMTThe Smallest Ones - - Fleeing Rebels and the Darkest Corners of Human Experience in the DRC
[Daily Maverick] The Smallest Ones by Popina Khumanda tracks two sisters' escape from rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo and their pursuit of freedom. Read an extract below.
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:03:30 GMTCounting Fighters Won't Erase 31 Years of FDLR Terror
[New Times] On July 15, 1994, an unprecedented 250,000 Rwandan refugees crossed from Gisenyi (now Rubavu) into Goma, in what was then Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo--DRC).
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 15:34:22 GMTSuspected Mpox Cases Rise As Hotspots Record Drop In New Confirmations
[allAfrica] Monrovia -- Many countries in the region continue to grapple with mpox cases, which surged in August 2024, and suspected cases are still rising, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control (Africa CDC). The continental health agen...
Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:00:03 GMTIn Mohammedia, Zambia and DR Congo Sang in Unison
[CAF] Inside the El Bachir Stadium for the final night of competition in this TotalEnergies CAF WAFCON 2024, the supporters of Zambia and the DR Congo offered a rare moment: a football match transcended by a breathtaking community. And at the heart o...
Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:58:35 GMTZambia - DR Congo - a Clash of Opposing Ambitions to Close Group a
[CAF] Zambia and DR Congo are preparing to face each other for the first time in the finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). This duel, scheduled for Saturday evening at the El Bachir Stadium in Mohammedia (8:00 pm loc...
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 07:19:32 GMTAll of Africa Today - July 11, 2025
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Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:33:42 GMTLubero - 24 Soldiers Convicted for Rape and Murder in Trials Organized With Monusco Support
[Monusco] The Butembo-Lubero garrison military court in North Kivu convicted twenty-five people on Tuesday, July 8th, including twenty-four soldiers and one civilian, to substantial prison sentences for rape and murder, following mobile court session...
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 04:35:59 GMTUganda Re-Opens Bunagana-Mupaka Border Points With DR Congo
[Nile Post] After four years of closure, Uganda has re-opened it's border points with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at Bunagana and Mupaka.
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:13:11 GMTUN Security Council Welcomes Rwanda-DR Congo Peace Deal
[New Times] The Security Council on Wednesday, July 9, welcomed the peace agreement between Rwanda and DR Congo signed on June 27 in Washington, D.C.
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 04:35:51 GMTAFC/M23 Lauds Museveni's Reopening of Eastern DR Congo Borders
[New Times] Bertrand Bisimwa, the AFC/M23 rebellion's deputy coordinator, has applauded President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, "for his decision to reopen all border posts" with eastern DR Congo.
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 05:06:33 GMTTrump Says to Meet Rwanda, DR Congo Presidents in Coming Weeks
[New Times] United States President Donald Trump has announced that he expects to meet the Presidents of Rwanda and DR Congo in the "next couple of weeks" in the White House.
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 04:31:49 GMTBack to Ruins - the Displaced Congolese Forced Home By M23 Rebels
[The New Humanitarian] Sake, Democratic Republic of the Congo -- "We left everything behind when we fled, and now there is nothing left."
Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:48:06 GMTWomen's Afcon - Morocco Wants to Bounce Back, DR Congo Wants to Survive
[CAF] The Morocco-Democratic Republic of Congo match this Wednesday evening at the Stade Olympique in Rabat feels like a last chance. One point for the host country, zero for the DRC: the stage is set, and the equation is simple. To avoid premature e...
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 04:52:12 GMTMinerals for Peace? How to Make the Rwanda-DR Congo Deal Stick
[HRW] A U.S.-brokered peace deal, signed on June 27 between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, will link economic integration and respect for territorial integrity with the promise of Western investment. It is a mineral deal first, an o...
Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:10:39 GMTWill the U.S. Brokered Rwanda-DR Congo Deal Pave the Way for Peace?
[ISS] Domestic power struggles between President Tshisekedi and former president Kabila will likely complicate difficult negotiations with M23.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 05:01:16 GMTLack of Reproductive Rights and Choices Undermines a Generation of Young People in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
[UNFPA] GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo - "I wanted three children," Ombeni Mburano, 31, told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. "I've already had five, and the sixth is coming soon. I never had a choice."
Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:22:24 GMT'We Women of Bukavu' - a Mother of Four Reports From the City Occupied By the M23
[Agenzia Fides] Kinshasa -- "I am a mother of four children whom I send to school. I collect empty plastic bottles; after washing them, I fill them with water or fruit juice from a powdered preparation, put them in the freezer, and then sell them for...
Fri, 04 Jul 2025 12:11:03 GMTDRC Govt, M23 Rebels to Hold New Round of Talks in Doha
[Independent (Kampala)] Goma, DRC -- A new round of talks between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government and the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group is expected to unfold soon in Doha, the capital of Qatar, a senior official of the Con...
Fri, 04 Jul 2025 12:11:26 GMTWagner - DRC-Rwanda Peace Deal 'Only a Beginning'
[Independent (Kampala)] Kinshasa, DRC -- The peace agreement recently signed between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda "is only a beginning; the real work starts now," DRC Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner said late Thurs...
Fri, 04 Jul 2025 13:46:56 GMTMatch Facts - Senegal, DR Congo Open TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2024
[CAF] Senegal face the Democratic Republic of Congo in their opening Group A fixture at the TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2024. The match will be played in Mohammedia on Saturday (kick-off 15:00 local time / 14:00 GMT).