The leaders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Angola are holding private talks before expanding the meeting to their respective delegations. This comes after Rwanda’s refusal to participate in a high-level summit on the peace process in eastern DRC, which led to the suspension of the planned tripartite meeting this Sunday in […]

Extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group killed at least 9 people, including an 8-month-old baby and a 14-year-old girl, in eastern Congo and kidnapped several others, authorities reported on Wednesday. Related:DRC: ADF Kills at Least 10 Civilians in North Kivu The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked civilians in Tenambo village in North Kivu […]

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) accused the Rwandan government on Thursday of perpetrating “serious human rights violations in the North Kivu region” (eastern DRC), on the first day of a case initiated by Kinshasa at the East African Court of Justice (EACJ). Related: DR Congo: Death Penalty for 37 Accused of a Failed […]

According to a statement released Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO), the DRC Ministry of Health plans to start rolling out the vaccines this weeken. On Thursday, a first batch of 99,100 doses of mpox vaccines was delivered to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the epicenter of the global health crisis. Related: […]

A decongestion commission was set up to examine the cases of prisoners eligible for conditional release. Prisoners arrested for embezzlement of public funds will not be eligible, said the minister.

According to Radio Okapi, the Beni region is currently dominated by two armed groups: in the south by the M23 and in the north by the ADF. On Tuesday, the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reaffirmed the will and commitment to recover rebel-held territories in North Kivu province. Related: WHO Raises […]

The Health Organization said this was the result of widespread, growing and recurring food insecurity in areas affected by years of conflict.

According to local sources, the rebels looted the Kanyabayonga reference health center, from which they took a large quantity of medicines, laboratory equipment, computers, mattresses and other valuables.

On Wednesday, via National Television, the new presidential cabinet of President Félix Tshisekedi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was announced. Related: Equatorial Guinea and China to Strengthen Relations Tshisekedi, in power since January 2019, was re-elected in the first round last December with more than 73% of the vote. At the head […]

On Monday, the extraordinary summit of heads of state and government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) condemned the attempted coup d’état in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Related: African Countries for Initiative to Address Health Emergencies Meeting virtually, the dignitaries strongly rejected the attack perpetrated the day before “by a group of […]