The meeting, which was mediated by the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, was their first direct talks since the M23 rebels seized two major cities in eastern DRC. The African Union urged all ...

On 13 March, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) announced the termination and phased withdrawal of its military deployment in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This ...

Aerial view of forest areas and agricultural plots in the DRC. Photo: World Bank Initiatives in agroforestry, clean energy, and community-driven forest management have reached more than 421,000 people ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) hopes to find an ally in the US in its fight against rebel group M23. It is eying a mineral deal like the one Ukraine is negotiating: access to the ...

DRC President Félix Tshisekedi then met his Rwandan counterpart in a surprise face-to-face encounter in Qatar on 18 March. All sides called for a ceasefire, but M23 representatives did not participate ...

The presidents of Rwanda and DRC have expressed their support for a ceasefire after holding the talks just hours after the planned peace talks in Angola failed. A source close to the Congolese ...

The meeting, held in strict secrecy under the patronage of the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, discussed the situation in eastern DRC, where M23 rebels backed by Rwanda have taken control of ...

First the M23 captured Goma, the biggest city in the DRC's mineral-rich North Kivu Province. Then they overran government troops and peacekeepers defending Bukavu, the capital of neighbouring ...

For several years, the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has plunged millions of people into despair. Families deprived of their homes and livelihoods often wander in ...

The leaders of Congo and neighboring Rwanda held their first direct talks in Qatar on Tuesday since Rwanda-backed M23 revels seized two major cities in mineral-rich eastern Congo earlier this year.

The presidents of Rwanda and the DRC held surprise talks in Qatar. Both Paul Kagame and Felix Tshisekedi expressed support for a ceasefire. The EU sanctioned three Rwandan military commanders. The ...