Three Tanzanian peacekeepers deployed to eastern Congo as part of a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission were killed by rebel mortar fire this week. Three others were wounded in the attack. Their deaths again raise questions about the capacity of the SADC Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, known as...
The rebel M23 group is blocking the main roads into Goma as it continues to wreak havoc in the east. This major city in the region, with about two million people, has been cut off from the farms that feed it for several days....
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi has said Congolese armed forces will continue fighting Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Congo until the mineral-rich country achieves victory. Tshisekedi, who was interacting with diplomats accredited to DRC on Tuesday, said “No dialogue will take place with our aggressor (Rwanda) as long as...
On the campaign trail in the troubled east of his country, the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Félix Tshisekedi on Friday compared his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame to Adolf Hitler and his "expansionist aims"....
Human Rights Watch accuses Rwandan government of killings, beatings, arrests of family members and misuse of international arrest warrants; Rwanda says HRW picture is ‘distorted’
President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) says he has asked his government to fast-track the withdrawal of a United Nations peacekeeping mission to ensure it begins at the end of the year....
About 74,000 years ago, mourners in South Africa buried an infant with a Conus shell in a cave 82 km from the shore. “In the Kongo-speaking region of central Africa, people believed that shells formed the boundaries of the dead’s underwater realm; lining a grave with shells ensured a spirit’s safe passage to this aqueous underworld.”
Democratic Republic of Congo: Southern African Development Community (SADC) soldier deaths underline concerns over mission (www.dw.com)
Three Tanzanian peacekeepers deployed to eastern Congo as part of a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission were killed by rebel mortar fire this week. Three others were wounded in the attack. Their deaths again raise questions about the capacity of the SADC Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, known as...
Democratic Republic of Congo violence: Panic in Goma as M23 rebels advance (www.bbc.com)
The rebel M23 group is blocking the main roads into Goma as it continues to wreak havoc in the east. This major city in the region, with about two million people, has been cut off from the farms that feed it for several days....
Tshisekedi Rules Out Talks with Rwanda as Democratic Republic of Congo Intensifies Drones Strikes on M23 Bases (chimpreports.com)
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi has said Congolese armed forces will continue fighting Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Congo until the mineral-rich country achieves victory. Tshisekedi, who was interacting with diplomats accredited to DRC on Tuesday, said “No dialogue will take place with our aggressor (Rwanda) as long as...
Democratic Republic of Congo president (Felix Tshisekedi) compares Rwanda's Paul Kagame to Hitler (www.africanews.com)
On the campaign trail in the troubled east of his country, the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Félix Tshisekedi on Friday compared his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame to Adolf Hitler and his "expansionist aims"....
Report: Rwanda Using Violence to Silence Critics Across the Globe (www.voanews.com)
Human Rights Watch accuses Rwandan government of killings, beatings, arrests of family members and misuse of international arrest warrants; Rwanda says HRW picture is ‘distorted’
Democratic Republic of Congo President Tshisekedi seeks withdrawal of UN peacekeepers this year (www.aljazeera.com)
President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) says he has asked his government to fast-track the withdrawal of a United Nations peacekeeping mission to ensure it begins at the end of the year....
Wagner mercenaries have entirely captured Central African Republic, The Sentry report finds (www.dailymaverick.co.za)
Wagner mercenaries are committing widespread atrocities including murder, rape and torture against civilians in the war-torn state, says a new report.