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Corneille Nangaa calls for peaceful reforms to rebuild DR Congo
Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) movement, has called for a violence-free Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) as a foundation...
Blackwater founder and Trump ally strikes deal to secure DRCongo’s mineral wealth
Former Blackwater chief executive officer and Donald Trump supporter, Erik Prince, will lead a team helping the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) secure and...
SADC prepares for troop withdrawal from Eastern DRCongo
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has formed a technical team to speed up the withdrawal of its troops from eastern Democratic Republic of...
Tensions in Eastern DRC: Analysts warn FDLR’s presence fuels violence against Tutsi
Political analysts in the Great Lakes region have expressed deep concern over the continued presence and influence of the FDLR (Democratic Forces for the...
Since the morning of Saturday, April 12, a relative calm has returned to several neighborhoods in the city of Goma, including Himbi, Kyeshero, Ndosho,...
DRC-Rwanda: African Union supports appointment of Faure Gnassingbé as new mediator
On Saturday, April 5, the Bureau of the African Union (AU) Assembly endorsed a proposal to appoint Togo’s President, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, as the...
DRC: Former Governor Joseph Mukumadi joins AFC/M23
Former Sankuru governor Joseph-Stéphane Mukumadi officially announced that he had joined the Congo River Alliance (AFC/M23) in a statement issued on Thursday. He thus...
Can higher pay for Congo’s Army turn the tide against M23?
Despite being ranked as the eighth strongest military in Africa, with a defense budget of $794 million and an estimated 150,000 soldiers, the Democratic...
DRC soldiers receive $500 salary increase
In a significant move aimed at boosting the morale of its armed forces, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has announced a $500 salary...
Belgium, Burundi, and DRC plan major offensive against M23 amidst regional peace efforts
Since the fall of Goma, the largest city in eastern DRC, on January 27, leaders from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the...
