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Cars passing by a destroyed military vehicle in Rugari, after clashes between the Congolese army and M23 rebels in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on January 6, 2023. PHOTO: AFP
Africa

DR Congo ceasefire breaches: AU rethinks peace interventions

Tuesday, October 31, 2023
East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) Commander Maj. Gen. Aphaxard Muthuri Kiugu visiting the Ugandan contingent’s bases in Kiwanja and Bunagana, in North Kivu Province, in June 2023. The EAC regional force has troops from Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, and South Sudan.
Africa

DR Congo crisis: Kenyatta urges non-military solution

Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Chiefs of Defence Staff of the Quadripartite Mechanism on Eastern DRC convened at the AU Headquarters on Friday, October 6. COURTESY
Africa

DR Congo crisis: African army chiefs back peace talks

Saturday, October 07, 2023
Rwanda’s ambassador to the United Nations, Claver Gatete addresses UN Security Council on the situation in Eastern DR Congo on Thursday, September 28. Courtesy
Africa

Rwanda raises concerns over DR Congo arming FDLR, indigenous armed groups

Thursday, September 28, 2023
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People

From rebel fighter to pastor and mentor: Alain Numa's multifaceted life story

Monday, September 11, 2023
MONUSCO foiled an attack on a hospital near a camp for displaced people in Drodro, Ituri province on Monday, August 7. INTERNET PHOTO
Africa

DR Congo: UN troops foil militia attack on hospital

Wednesday, August 09, 2023
Jocelyn Wyatt, the Chief Executive Officer of Alight (R) washes her hands after contributing at community work. All photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured

Alight Rwanda empowers refugees in Mahama Camp

Monday, July 31, 2023
UNICEF Deputy Regional Director, (East and Southern Africa Regional Office), Rania Dagash, speaks at a side event during Women Deliver Conference that convened in Kigali last week. All photos: Willy Mucyo
Women

There’s hope in seeing girls stand up for their rights – UNICEF officials

Thursday, July 27, 2023
Rwandan troops in MINUSCA and in a bilateral arrangement have brought some measure of stability. Courtesy

For her history, Rwanda lives by the will to rescue those in distress

Friday, July 14, 2023
Leaders from four regional blocs of the African continent – the EAC, ECCAS, ICGLR and SADC during a meeting in Luanda, Angola, on Tuesday, June 27. Courtesy
Africa

DR Congo crisis: Regional leaders hint on need for AU coordination

Wednesday, June 28, 2023
East African Community Chiefs of Defence Forces and Chiefs of Defence Staff met for an extraordinary meeting in Bujumbura, Burundi, on Monday, May 29, over the security situation in eastern DR Congo.
Security

DR Congo: Gen Kazura attends EAC meet in Burundi

Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Members of the FDLR-FOCA, a UN-sanctioned terrorist group that has operated in eastern DR Congo for nearly three decades. The genocidal militia was formed by the masterminds of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Today, along with its splinter groups including CNRD/FLN and RUD-Urunana, the militia is at the heart of the insecurity affecting eastern DR Congo and the region.
Africa

US takes on DR Congo’s Tshisekedi over supporting FDLR genocidal militia

Thursday, May 25, 2023