FONDAZIONE MILAN LAUNCHES SOCIAL COLLABORATION WITH FONDAZIONE MAMA SOFIA IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Leveraging the Club's role and Fondazione Milan's ability to generate impact for the community: this is one of the pillars of the collaboration launched this summer by AC Milan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As a confirmation of this...

Former Congo leader Kabila appears at Kenya political meeting

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 16, (AP): The former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo appeared in public Wednesday for the first time since being sentenced to death in absentia for treason and war crimes, meeting other leaders in Kenya in an...

Crisis in the DRC : the first agreement reached between the AFC-M23 and Kinshasa

SOS Médias Burundi Goma, October 14, 2025 — After several weeks of tense talks, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebel movement reached a major milestone on Tuesday, October 14, in Doha, Qatar. The two delegations announced that...

Former Congo leader appears at political meeting despite absentia death sentence

NAIROBI, Kenya -- NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo appeared in public Wednesday for the first time since being sentenced to death in absentia for treason and war crimes, meeting other leaders in Kenya...

Former DR Congo president Kabila seen in Kenya weeks after being sentenced to death

The former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo was seen in public on Wednesday, for the first time since he was sentenced to death in absentia on charges of treason and war crimes for collaborating with rebels. Joseph Kabila was filmed...

Congo-Kinshasa: UN Envoy Points to 'Real Hope' for Ceasefire and Peace in the East

There is now "real hope" for a ceasefire which would pave the way for a lasting and definitive settlement of the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa, Huang Xia,...

DR Congo ex-president Kabila rallies opposition in Kenya

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 two decades...

Former Congo leader Kabila appears at Kenya political meeting despite absentia death sentence

NAIROBI – The former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo appeared in public Wednesday for the first time since being sentenced to death in absentia for treason and war crimes, meeting other leaders in Kenya in an attempt to establish a...

Hibs ace gets World Cup mission from country's president as players urged to 'make up for' falling short

Rocky Bushiri in Kinshasa for surprise dressing room visit from head of state A special presidential visit to the home team dressing room capped Hibs ace Rocky Bushiri’s most recent international adventure. And the Democratic Republic of Congo...

Joseph Kabila: Ex-DRC president sentenced to death seen in Nairobi, Kenyans react

The former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo was sentenced to death after he was found guilty of charges pressed against him Just days after this, Kabila was spotted in Kenya, where he held a meeting with opposition leaders from the...

DRC : FARDC urges FDLR to lay down arms as part of the Washington agreement

SOS Médias Burundi Goma, October 11, 2025 — Amid persistent tensions in eastern DRC, the FARDC is calling on the FDLR to lay down their arms, while links between some Congolese soldiers and these rebels continue to cast doubt on the effectiveness...

M23 Rebels and Kinshasa Government Sign Ceasefire Agreement in Qatar

7 The representatives sign the document in Qatar on Tuesday Doha, Qatar — The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and representatives of the M23 rebel group, operating under the banner of the Congo River Alliance, have formally...

Former DRC president rallies opposition in Kenya against DRC govt

Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila rallies the exiled opposition in Kenya, launching a movement to resist President Tshisekedi. Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila has re-emerged in the political spotlight, convening a gathering of...

Kabila resurfaces in Kenya to rally Congo opposition despite death sentence

Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila made his first public appearance on Wednesday since being sentenced to death in absentia for treason and war crimes. The former leader resurfaced in Nairobi, Kenya, where he joined several Congolese...

DRC: Peace still on hold despite verbal and on-the-ground conflicts

Despite the agreement signed by the DRC and Rwanda, mediated by the United States, and calls to finalize this document and close the gaps between Kinshasa and Kigali, these gaps have widened further in the last few days. On one side, the DRC...

Nutritional Status and Severity of Atopic Dermatitis in Children in a Hospital Setting in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Introduction Atopic dermatitis (AD), also known as “atopic eczema”, affects 15 to 20% of children in France.1 It is one of the most common reasons for pediatric dermatology consultations, representing the most frequent chronic dermatosis in...

Diplomatic 'stir' in DRC after months of stagnation

15 october 2025 - 09:57:17 MA 394 Views Panafrican News Agency Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - After the disappointment caused by the continuation of fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), despite a ceasefire agreement concluded in...

Former Congo leader Kabila appears at Kenya political meeting despite absentia death...

Kabila's appearance in Kenya is expected to trigger diplomatic protests by Congo’s government, which has previously accused Kenya of supporting the Congo rebel group M23. The group signed a declaration establishing a new political movement, which...

Congo’s leaders never learn. They just reload the gun

In late September 2025, a military court in Kinshasa delivered a judgment that could blow up the foundations of the Congolese state. It sentenced former President Joseph Kabila — the son of another president who was assassinated in office — to...

DR Congo, M23 agree on mechanism to monitor ceasefire

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebel group agreed on Tuesday to establish an international body to oversee the ceasefire they agreed to in July but which has so far failed to end the fighting. M23, which is backed by Rwanda,...