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KIGALI — For generations, Lake Kivu has connected communities along Rwanda’s western border with eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). But despite its potential to move people and goods, the …

HARARE – Leaders from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) are meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Thursday, October 22, to discuss regional trade, industrialisation and investment. Rwanda’s …

LUSAKA — Defence ministers from Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), Burundi, Uganda and Tanzania are expected to meet in Zambia on October 18 to discuss joint efforts to …

KINSHASA — The Democratic Republic of Congo has barred members of President Félix Tshisekedi’s office and government from direct or indirect contact with the Belgian Embassy in Kinshasa, according to …

GOMA – The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), the political coalition linked to the M23 rebel movement in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), has been replaced by a new political-military …

KINSHASA – Former Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila has warned President Félix Tshisekedi against assuming that the country’s agreement with the United States on critical minerals guarantees …

GOMA— AFC-M23’s political leadership says its decision to halt further territorial expansion in eastern Congo is a political choice linked to the peace process, rather than a sign that its …

Former Democratic Republic of Congo Vice President Azarias Ruberwa has contrasted the response of former President Joseph Kabila with that of President Félix Tshisekedi to violence against the Banyamulenge community …

DAR ES SALAAM — More Rwandan cargo is moving through Tanzania’s Dar es Salaam Port as improvements at the port and along the wider transport corridor begin to change how …

NAIROBI — A Kenyan crackdown on foreign traders has taken an unexpected turn, with Rwanda now being drawn into a dispute that began as a domestic fight over jobs and …

BUJUMBURA — Burundi has presented a man it says is a Rwandan national who joined the RED-Tabara armed group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, using his alleged involvement to …

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — A new lithium mining operation has emerged at Kalambairo, a village near Rubaya in Masisi Territory, North Kivu, adding another strategically important mineral to …