Tag Archives: DRC

‘Coltan moves from DR Congo to EU via Rwanda’ ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | All actors in the supply chain of illicit mineral exports, from operators of the mines to end product users, need to be held accountable for sustaining the bloodbath in the conflict-riven eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). That …

KINSHASA | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda signed a Declaration of Principles in Washington, the United States on Friday, marking a significant step toward restoring peace in eastern Congo, a region long plagued by conflict. The declaration was signed by DRC Foreign Minister Therese …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Saturday condemned the killing of 52 civilians during the night of Friday to Saturday in the eastern city of Goma, allegedly carried out by rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23). In an official …

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Xinhua | The number of mpox cases reported in Africa in the past three months has been more than half of the total reported in the whole 2024, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The continent has reported 39,840 mpox cases …

  Kinshasa, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | DRC President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi has reiterated his commitment to a friendly relationship with neigbours Uganda. He said Uganda’s commitment to diplomatic representation, is an affirmation of commitment to strengthening the good and friendly bilateral relations between the two countries. Tshisekedi was speaking Thursday …

LUANDA, Angola | Xinhua | Angolan President Joao Lourenco, who currently serves as the acting chair of the African Union (AU), has proposed Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe as the AU mediator in the peace process between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, according to a statement released …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi on Tuesday granted a presidential pardon to several coup plotters of American origin, who had been sentenced to death, according to official sources. Marcel Malanga, born in Utah, United States, and two other Americans …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua |  Uganda is engaging with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after militants fired at a humanitarian aircraft in eastern DRC, killing one person, a military spokesperson said. Chris Magezi, a Ugandan military spokesperson, said in a statement issued late Monday that the International Committee …

KAMPALA | Xinhua |  Military leaders from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have called on local armed groups operating in the volatile eastern DRC to surrender and join the DRC government’s disarmament program. Chris Magezi, acting spokesperson for the Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces (UPDF), said in …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | Rebel leaders of the March 23 Movement (M23) arrived for further dialogue in Doha, Qatar, which has been mediating the ongoing crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local sources confirmed on Friday. Local media referred to an M23 delegation led by Bertrand …