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Congolese government and AFC/M23 representatives sign the Declaration of Principles in Doha on July 19, 2025. Courtesy
Africa

Integration of AFC/M23 into DR Congo army to be discussed in Doha - US official

Friday, January 23, 2026
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Sarah Troutman speaks during House Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee hearing on US-brokered Washington Accords between Rwanda and DR Congo on Thursday, January 22. Screengrab from livestream.
Africa

Neutralising FDLR absolutely essential, US official tells DR Congo

Friday, January 23, 2026
M23 rebels arrive at Rusizi border after capturing Bukavu City in eastern DR Congo on February 16, 2025. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Can AFC/M23 save DR Congo from a Haiti-style collapse?

Friday, January 23, 2026
Delegates pose for a group photo during the launch of the project that aimed at strengthening cross-border community preparedness for Mpox and other high-risk epidemic-prone diseases.
Featured

Featured: HDI, IOM, RBC partner to enhance cross-border community preparedness for epidemic-prone diseases

Monday, January 19, 2026
South African soldiers deployed in eastern DR Congo in 2025 as part of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) force. Courtesy

Stupidity is a gift of God

Friday, January 16, 2026
Inside a vegetable show room. On Monday, new regulations came into force in Britain banning daytime TV and online adverts for the so-called junk foods.

Why go to the supermarket, when you can go to the local market for food

Thursday, January 15, 2026
Officials celebrate the adoption of COP-21-Paris-Agreement on December 12, 2015. From January 2026, the United States officially is out of the Paris Agreement in January 2026. Internet
Environment

What US withdrawal from Green climate fund means

Thursday, January 15, 2026
Rwanda plans to introduce lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable drug for HIV prevention, in the last quarter of the year. Courtesy
Health

Six-month HIV prevention injection set for rollout by year-end

Thursday, January 15, 2026
Rwanda’s former Minister of Justice Edda Mukabagwiza will lead the East African Community (EAC) observer mission for Uganda’s general elections scheduled for Thursday, January 15.
Politics

Mukabagwiza leads EAC observers for Ugandan elections

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
President Évariste Ndayishimiye prepares to take on the chairmanship of the African Union.

Can Ndayishimiye rewrite his African story

Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Some European mercenaries who surrendered to M23 rebels after the capture of Goma in North Kivu on January 29, 2025. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana.

The elephant in the room: Who benefits from a chaotic DR Congo?

Tuesday, January 13, 2026
The United States has withdrawn from the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT). Internet
International

Trump pulls US out of UN court that tried Genocide perpetrators

Thursday, January 08, 2026