The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have agreed to pause fighting as they work towards a broader peace deal, according to their joint statement.

The Kigali government has denied giving military help. But a US envoy last week called on Rwanda to withdraw from DRC territory. However, the latest statement, read on DRC national television and ...

While the fragile truce in DRC is still subject to further talks, Kabila has made no secret of his ambitions to participate in the peace efforts. "He was head of state for 18 years.

Shabani criticised Kabila’s choice to return to the DRC through its eastern region, at a time when the city of Goma, capital of North Kivu province, has been occupied by rebels for nearly three months ...

The DRC is one of the world’s least-industrialized countries, and remains beset by political instability and conflict going back decades. “When a country is not stable, there’s a lot of ...

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On March 18, Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani gathered DRC’s President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame at the Lusail Palace in the Gulf state. Qatar has welcomed ...

The announcement came after what were described as “frank and constructive discussions” between representatives of the DRC government and the M23. The talks aimed to resolve the ongoing ...

Although the rest of Africa seems to have forgotten about the crisis and wars in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), some scholars, intellectuals and thinkers from the continent are ...

The discussions, led by South Africa's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, focused on the worsening humanitarian and security crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

“After frank and constructive discussions, representatives of the DRC and the AFC/M23 agreed to work towards concluding a truce that would contribute to the effectiveness of the ceasefire,” it further ...