KINSHASA — DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi is crafting a political roadmap that could keep him in power beyond the end of his constitutionally mandated second and final term in …
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Kinshasa is telling two stories about the same militia, and both cannot be true. For years, the Congolese government has dismissed the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda as …
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RUTSHURU, Democratic Republic of Congo — More than 12,000 young people from eastern Congo and neighboring Rwanda gathered this week in North Kivu for a regional peace forum aimed at …
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GOMA — The AFC-M23 rebel coalition has added 9,318 newly trained commandos to its armed wing, in a major graduation ceremony held around July 20, 2026, at Tchanzu in Rutshuru …
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South Sudan Introduces $50 E-Visa Fee for Rwandans, Raising Questions Over EAC Free Movement
KIGALI – Rwandans travelling to South Sudan will now be required to pay a $50 e-visa fee (Rwf 72,000) under new immigration rules introduced by the Government of South Sudan. …
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KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — After months of resisting calls for broad political talks, President Félix Tshisekedi on Friday embraced the idea of an inclusive national dialogue, a move …
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LONDON – The United Kingdom has formally acknowledged the worsening situation facing the Banyamulenge community in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as renewed fighting in South Kivu’s High Plateau …
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GOMA— For the first time in more than 18 months, representatives of the Congolese government have returned to Goma, the strategic capital of North Kivu province, which has been under …
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NEW YORK – The United Nations has imposed sanctions on two more senior commanders of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), expanding international pressure on the armed …
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KINSHASA – An internal government audit has uncovered nearly 63,000 questionable personnel records within the Democratic Republic of Congo’s National Police. The cops had names and other details, yet don’t …
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In 2007, a confidential U.S. Embassy cable published by WikiLeaks identified four senior military figures surrounding then-President Pierre Nkurunziza as the real power brokers in Burundi: Interior Minister Évariste Ndayishimiye, …
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THE HAGUE – A group of lawyers from civil society organisations in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Katanga region has filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing …
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