This week we cover some of the latest developments in the Ukraine war, a high-profile peace agreement between Rwanda and the ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda, accusing it of fuelling the rebellion. At least 13 soldiers serving with peacekeeping forces in the DRC have been ...

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a peace agreement Friday in Washington to end fighting that has killed ...

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will sign an agreement in Washington on Friday to put an end to a conflict in the ...

Since 1996, conflict in eastern DRC has led to approximately six million deaths. The First Congo War (1996–1997) began in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, during which ethnic Hutu ...

The talks are still in the early stages. Roche Dure is one of the world’s largest hard-rock lithium deposits. Neither Rio Tinto nor Congo’s Ministry of Mines commented on the report.

The EU and the DRC continue to strengthen economic ties. In October 2023, the EU and the DRC signed a strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials value chains.

The ethnic Tutsi militants, who have been intermittently fighting the DRC government for years, restarted their rebellion in 2021 and have rapidly captured territory since the beginning of 2025.

Mudavadi said embracing urgent peace initiatives will not only be essential for eastern DRC and Sudan but also for the region and Africa as a continent. Suspect charged with murder in Canada car ...

“Currently, in the eastern DRC, ethnic profiling is worsening the situation. Nationals from other countries are getting themselves in the crisis, compromising efforts to restore sanctity.” Mudavadi, ...

Rwanda denies backing the rebel group, and its government frames the conflict between the DRC and M23 as the defence of ethnic Tutsis in the east of the country from ethnic Hutu forces - linked to ...