The Sudanization of the DRC
For people in Kinshasa, the East is an occupied zone under foreign aggression. For people in Goma, it is a liberated zone under new...
DRC Fights Lubanga While Suspecting Its Own Ally
The FARDC suspects the Ugandan army of quietly enabling Thomas Lubanga's new CRP militia in Ituri even as the two forces collaborate in the...
Kabila Explains Why He Stays in Goma Under AFC/M23 Control
Former Democratic Republic of the Congo President Joseph Kabila has defended his decision to remain in Goma, a city currently under the control of...
Rwanda Takes Britain to the Hague
Rwanda's Justice Minister, Dr Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, opened the country's case against the United Kingdom at the Permanent Court of Arbitration this week, seeking £100...
The Meeting Bujumbura Didn’t Have to Make Public
President Ndayishimiye of Burundi, the African Union's Chairperson, and a key military actor in South Kivu, held an unprecedented formal meeting with a Banyamulenge...
Congolese Refugees Open Businesses in Rwanda’s Oldest Camp amid Aid Cuts
Forty-five-year-old Abel Nsengamungu, a father of five, is among hundreds of Congolese refugees living in Rwanda’s oldest camp who are now running small businesses...
No Funding, No Troops
Kigali escalates its war of words with Western partners, warning it will withdraw thousands of soldiers from Cabo Delgado if EU funding lapses and...
War Crimes Inquiry Opened After Goma Drone Strike Kills French Aid Worker
France's national anti-terrorism prosecutor's office has opened a war crimes investigation following the death of Karine Buisset, a 54-year-old French UNICEF humanitarian worker killed...
Museveni Takes Over as EAC Chair in Arusha
Uganda's veteran president assumes the bloc's rotating chairmanship for a one-year term, pledging deeper integration and larger markets. Rwanda is named rapporteur. A Tanzanian...
DRC Submits Peace Deal and U.S. Partnership Bills to Parliament for Ratification
Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka delivered two landmark bills to the National Assembly and Senate on Saturday, formally launching the parliamentary ratification of the...
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Military Depot Explosion Kills Dozens in Burundi
Hundreds of people are feared dead following a massive explosion at a military depot in Bujumbura—Burundi’s economic capital—according to early reports.
The incident occurred in...
Tshisekedi Bets on America to Rebuild DRC’s Army and Economy
As AFRICOM concluded a landmark visit to Kinshasa to explore military cooperation with the FARDC, President Tshisekedi told traditional leaders in Kwilu that U.S....
Congolese Army Launches Operations to Hunt down FDLR Fighters
The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) have launched operations targeting fighters from the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of...
