DRC and Rwanda hold fresh talks in Washington to revive fragi

Following months of tension since the signing of a peace deal in June, delegations from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are back in Washington this week, hoping to revive stalled efforts to end the conflict in eastern DRC. The talks,...

Mike Tyson in Congo for 50th anniversary of Muhammad Ali, George Foreman's Rumble in the Jungle

Boxin legend Mike Tyseon meets with DRC President Félix Tshisekedi (L) Muhammad Ali and George Foreman during the iconic fight (R) (photo courtesy) Boxing legend Mike Tyson landed in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, to join in the 50th...

Mike Tyson Visits DR Congo

(MENAFN) American boxing icon Mike Tyson paid a visit to Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi on Sunday in Kinshasa, marking the conclusion of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the legendary boxing bout, the ‘Rumble in the Jungle,’ between...

UN sounds alarm over spike in sexual violence against women in DR Congo

Speaking to journalists at the UN Office at Geneva, Shoko Arakaki, director of humanitarian affairs at the UN reproductive health agency (UNFPA), said that essential services have been severely disrupted, while incidents of rape and...

AFRICA/DR CONGO - Voices from eastern DRC where a people are dying in silence

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 wars Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – A predatory system hidden behind political motivations. This is how various missionary sources from North and South Kivu, the two eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo,...

German said to be attacked by DRC police after bank heist

Kinshasa – A German woman was detained and assaulted by security forces after an attempted bank robbery in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the German embassy announced on Monday, sparking an outcry in the African nation. An attempted heist...

Democratic Republic of Congo military orders Rwandan rebels to surrender

KIGALI, Rwanda The Congolese military has ordered the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) rebels in eastern Congo to disarm and surrender as efforts continue to end violence in the country. In a statement late Friday, the...

DRC Launches National Digital Plan and First AI Strategy to Become Regional Tech Hub by 2030

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has unveiled two landmark initiatives — the National Digital Plan 2026–2030 (PNN2) and its first National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy — marking a major step toward positioning the country as a...

Uganda and DRC hold historic business forum and expo in Butembo

Amb. Alhajji Farid M. Kaliisa, Uganda’s Ambassador to Kinshasa showing a DRC official a Made in Uganda product Butembo, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to increase the volume and value of trade between Uganda and DRC, the Uganda Embassy in...

Case involving two Utahns accused of attempting a military coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo could include classified information

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — In a federal court case involving two Utahns accused of attempting a coup d’état in the Democratic Republic of Congo, U.S. attorneys are saying classified information may be at play as the case proceeds to trial. Led by...

Congo-Kinshasa: Ex-DR Congo President Kabila Launches Movement To 'Save Congo'

Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila has announced a movement to "save" his country, after a meeting with other opposition leaders in Kenya's capital, Nairobi. The group resolved to rally Congolese to oppose the "dictatorship" of President...

DRC ex-president Kabila rallies opposition in Kenya

Nairobi – Former president Joseph Kabila rallied opponents of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s current government in Kenya’s capital on Wednesday, announcing a new movement to “save” his crisis-hit country. Kabila, who ruled the DRC for nearly...

Congolese prime minister voices hope Trump peace deal could be saved despite significant setbacks

Trump brokered a peace deal between the DRC and Rwanda in July, boosting hopes that the bloodiest conflict since World War II could finally be drawing to an end. Hopes have since waned after the Rwandan-backed March 23 rebels resumed offensive...

DRC, M23 ink deal to establish ceasefire monitoring mechanism

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group on Tuesday signed an agreement in Doha to establish a ceasefire monitoring and verification mechanism, under the...

DRC and M23 agree to create an international body to oversee ceasefire

The Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel group have agreed to create an international body to oversee a ceasefire that has yet to take hold. M23, which receives backing from Rwanda, controls much of North and South Kivu in the country’s...

Kabila launches political movement despite death sentence, turmoil

By Éloge Willy Kaneza In a dramatic turn of events, former Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila has resurfaced in Nairobi to announce the formation of a new political movement, Save the DRC, even as he faces a death...

Why DRC President Tshisekedi didn’t rush to mourn Raila Odinga

As the news of the death of opposition leader Raila Odinga spread on Wednesday, African leaders sent their messages of condolence to the Kenyan government and the people, eulogising the departed former prime minister as a pan-African statesman who...

Ex-president of Democratic Republic of Congo sentenced to death for treason, war crimes

The High Military Court in the Democratic Republic of Congo sentenced former President Joseph Kabila to death in absentia on Tuesday. Kabila was found guilty of multiple charges including participation in an insurrectional movement, treason,...

Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila is sentenced to death for war crimes and treason

By OLIVIA CHRISTIE, NEWS REPORTER Published: 18:42 EDT, 30 September 2025 | Updated: 19:10 EDT, 30 September 2025 The former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been sentenced to death for treason and war crimes. Joseph Kabila, 54,...

Nigeria News1 hour ago Ex-President Joseph Kabila Sentenced To Death In DR Congo A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sentenced former president Joseph Kabila to death in absentia after finding him guilty of treason...

The ruling was delivered on Tuesday in Kinshasa, though the 54-year-old former leader was neither present nor represented at the trial. Kabila was accused of working with the M23 armed movement, which has seized vast territories in eastern DRC...