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Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission.
Africa

African Union criticised over 'biased stance' on Kisangani drone strike

Saturday, February 07, 2026
AFC M23 deputy coordinatyor, Dr Freddy Kaniki, comforts a member of the Banyamulenge community who fled atrocities in Uvira to Kamanyola in January. Photo by Teddy Mazina
Africa

South Kivu: AFC/M23 warns of “imminent genocide” against Banyamulenge civilians

Tuesday, February 03, 2026
Giuseppe Cardinal Bertello served as the Apostolic Nuncio (papal ambassador) to Rwanda from January 12, 1991, to March 1995. File

Cardinal Bertello: A rare voice at the verge of cataclysm

Monday, February 02, 2026
Nearly 300 European mercenaries, mostly from Romanian contractors, surrendered after Goma's fall. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Africa

DR Congo: A look back at major events after the fall of Goma

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Bertrand Bisimwa, the AFC/M23 deputy coordinator, during an exclusive interview with The New Times in Goma, DR Congo, on December 23, 2025. PHOTO BY OLIVIER MUGWIZA.
Africa

EXCLUSIVE: AFC/M23’s Bertrand Bisimwa explains why rebels were forced to capture Uvira in lightning advance

Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Major General Sylvain Ekenge, spokesperson of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC).

How Kangura inspired Ekenge and FARDC

Tuesday, December 30, 2025
AFC/M23 fighters in Uvira town, the Congolese government's last major foothold in South Kivu Province.
Africa

AFC/M23 exits Uvira, urges mediators to ensure town is protected from reprisals

Thursday, December 18, 2025
Uvira residents during a peaceful walk to support M23 rebels on Tuesday, December 16. Courtesy

AFC/M23, Uvira, and the discipline of power

Wednesday, December 17, 2025
More than 20,000 Burundian troops have been deployed across North Kivu and South Kivu provinces where they have been actively attacking civilians. COURTESY
Africa

Kagame: Over 20,000 Burundi troops fuelling eastern DR Congo crisis

Thursday, December 11, 2025
Belgian foreign minister Maxime Prévot

Belgium’s diplomatic embarrassment and Jambo Asbl’s success

Wednesday, December 03, 2025
Lawrence Kanyuka, spokesperson of the AFC-M23 rebels, speaks to reporters in Bukavu city. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Africa

AFC/M23: Kinshasa, allies bombarding civilians days after signing Doha peace pact

Saturday, November 22, 2025
Burundian troops remain in DR Congo, where they were first deployed with the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) in November 2022. Courtesy
Africa

How Burundian troops in South Kivu sparked a distinct humanitarian crisis amid DR Congo’s wider war

Saturday, November 15, 2025