Independent Online4d
Costly DRC deployment leaves families of fallen SANDF soldiers waiting
THE families of the 14 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members who died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were still waiting for the remains of their loved ones late ...
Independent Online4d
Ruto urges immediate ceasefire in DRC amid ongoing conflict
An urgent summit being held in Tanzania on the recent developments in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is under way where African leaders are trying to find solutions to bring peace to the ...
Al Jazeera English5d
UN warns against regional spread of DR Congo conflict
The United Nations has called for efforts to prevent the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from spreading across the region. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ...
allAfrica.com on MSN1d
Joint Summit Sets Highly Practical Route Map for Sorting Out Eastern DRC [editorial]
The Summit on Saturday bringing together SADC and the East African Community (EAC) was immensely practical in agreeing to effective action to fix the problems in the eastern Democratic Republic of ...
The Africa Report5d
M23, Rwandan troops launch fresh DRC offensive
Kagame and his DRC counterpart Félix Tshisekedi are due to attend a summit of the eight-country East African Community and 16-member Southern African Development Community in the Tanzanian city of Dar ...
Sky6d
Almost 3,000 people killed in Democratic Republic of the Congo fighting
Almost 3,000 people have been killed in fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN has said. Vivian van de Perre, a senior UN official based in the city of Goma, said the ...
The Straits Times4d
Threat of disease in DRC "multiplied" by conflict, WHO says
Fighting between Rwandan-backed M23 rebels and Congolese armed forces has exacerbated an already "dire situation" for millions of people, Dr Boureima Hama Sambo, WHO representative for the DRC ...
THE WEEK3d
The catastrophic conflict looming in the heart of Africa
Last week, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda were on the brink ... And today, Rwanda is seeking to redraw the map of Africa by grabbing "a big chunk of Congolese territory ...
Sky4d
Democratic Republic of the Congo: African leaders try to find peaceful solution to M23 rebellion
Talks are under way among leaders of African countries to end fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in which thousands of people have been killed, thousands forced to leave their ...
The Star6d
Uhuru: What led to resurgence of fighting in DRC
Uhuru said the withdrawal of the EACRF further slowed down the negotiations and that this led to the resurgence of fighting in Eastern DRC. He said efforts to maintain dialogue with the leadership ...
The Africa Report5d
DRC‑Rwanda: Rubaya coltan mine at the heart of M23 financing
The M23 has also imposed salongo (Lingala for forced labour) on the people living in the areas controlled by the group to widen the roads between Rubaya and Kirolirwe, and between Kibumba and ...