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DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi, Kenya’s President William Ruto, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, and Burundi President, Évariste Ndayishimiye, who is also EAC Chairperson, at the 20th Extra-Ordinary Summit of EAC Heads of State, on Saturday, February 4, 2023, in Bujumbura, Burundi. The 21st Extraordinary EAC Heads of State Summit begins on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in Bujumbura. Courtesy
Security

DR Congo crisis on agenda as EAC leaders hold second meeting in Bujumbura

Wednesday, May 31, 2023
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Africa

Prime Minister Ngirente in Burundi for EAC Summit

Tuesday, May 30, 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
The M23 rebel group handing over Kibumba territory to the EAC force in DRC. The spokesperson for the government of Rwanda, Yolande Makolo, has criticized Samantha Power, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), for failing to address the real causes of insecurity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo).
Security

Rwanda govt to Samantha Power: Don’t ignore origin of DR Congo conflict

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
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Peace and security in DR Congo: Tshisekedi’s way or the highway

Tuesday, May 23, 2023
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By inviting SADC forces, Tshisekedi is fanning the flames in the Kivus

Tuesday, May 16, 2023
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How many foreign forces are in DR Congo?

Friday, May 12, 2023
Heads of State and Government of the SADC Organ Troika plus Troop Contributing Countries after meeting in Namibia. Courtesy

SADC forces are not a panacea for DR Congo’s ills

Wednesday, May 10, 2023
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Africa

Congo is no victim, it has been involved in attacks in Rwanda since 1990

Friday, May 05, 2023
Thousands of Congolese refugees at Kigeme Refugee Camp in Nyamagabe district protested against the genocidal violence committed against Congolese Tutsi in eastern DR Congo. The protest took place on Monday, December 12, 2022. Photos by Willy Mucyo
Politics

Congolese Rwandophones and their land are two sides of same coin – says scholar

Tuesday, May 02, 2023
Maj Gen Jeff Nyagah speaking at a press conference in Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, on April 18, 2023. He told reporters that the ceasefire enabled by the troops he commanded had significantly enhanced the withdrawal of M23 rebels from areas they occupied. EACRF has recorded a month-long ceasefire between parties to the conflict in eastern DR Congo following the directive of the EAC Heads of State.
Africa

DR Congo: Of an EAC force commander’s exit and mismatched expectations

Saturday, April 29, 2023