Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has announced his return to the country, vowing to halt the rapid advance of the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who have seized significant ...

In January 2025, the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) escalated with fighting between Government ...

As Angola steps back from its role as mediator in the DRC's conflict, peace efforts face new uncertainties. Challenges such as unclear roles, funding issues, and external influences continue to ...

[Photo, AFP] The intensifying conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has provoked fears of a regional war. Several of the DRC's nine neighbouring countries, as well as South ...

Walikale has become a strategic junction in the eastern DRC, where a long-running conflict between the army and rebel groups was reignited in December. The town is now a key crossing point towards ...

These cross-border projects aren’t without challenges, chief of which is bringing journalists from the DRC, Burundi, and Rwanda — three countries directly involved in the conflict — together. “A story ...

The resurgence of the M23 rebel group in the eastern DRC since 2021 has triggered a ... the environment. The conflict is exacerbating deforestation, undermining conservation efforts, and fueling ...

“Our investigation strongly suggests that conflict coltan from the DRC smuggled to Rwanda has entered the EU," Alex Kopp, senior campaigner at Global Witness, said in a statement shared with RFI ...

The ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached a critical juncture. It comes after the recent withdrawal of Angola as a key mediator and the emergence of a newly expanded ...

DRC: South Kivu governor confirms Congo's M23 rebels are in Bukavu city “Our investigation strongly suggests that conflict coltan from the DRC smuggled to Rwanda has entered the EU," Alex Kopp, senior ...