KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Saturday condemned the killing of 52 civilians during the night of Friday to Saturday in the eastern city of Goma, allegedly carried out by rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23). In an official …
Read More »MPOX: Uganda, Burundi, DRC report 94% of confirmed cases in Africa
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Xinhua | The number of mpox cases reported in Africa in the past three months has been more than half of the total reported in the whole 2024, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The continent has reported 39,840 mpox cases …
Read More »DRC President Tshisekedi ready to work with Uganda
Kinshasa, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | DRC President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi has reiterated his commitment to a friendly relationship with neigbours Uganda. He said Uganda’s commitment to diplomatic representation, is an affirmation of commitment to strengthening the good and friendly bilateral relations between the two countries. Tshisekedi was speaking Thursday …
Read More »AU chair backs Togo president for DRC-Rwanda mediation role
LUANDA, Angola | Xinhua | Angolan President Joao Lourenco, who currently serves as the acting chair of the African Union (AU), has proposed Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe as the AU mediator in the peace process between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, according to a statement released …
Read More »DRC president pardons coup plotters of American origin
KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi on Tuesday granted a presidential pardon to several coup plotters of American origin, who had been sentenced to death, according to official sources. Marcel Malanga, born in Utah, United States, and two other Americans …
Read More »Uganda engages DRC following attack on humanitarian aircraft
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda is engaging with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after militants fired at a humanitarian aircraft in eastern DRC, killing one person, a military spokesperson said. Chris Magezi, a Ugandan military spokesperson, said in a statement issued late Monday that the International Committee …
Read More »Ugandan, DR Congo military chiefs urge militias to surrender
KAMPALA | Xinhua | Military leaders from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have called on local armed groups operating in the volatile eastern DRC to surrender and join the DRC government’s disarmament program. Chris Magezi, acting spokesperson for the Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces (UPDF), said in …
Read More »Qatar hosts M23 rebel leaders in continued mediation efforts on DRC crisis
KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | Rebel leaders of the March 23 Movement (M23) arrived for further dialogue in Doha, Qatar, which has been mediating the ongoing crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local sources confirmed on Friday. Local media referred to an M23 delegation led by Bertrand …
Read More »UPDF tightens border security after deadly clashes in DRC
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The Ugandan military has intensified screening and surveillance along its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following last week’s clashes that left 242 Congolese militiamen dead. Chris Magezi, acting spokesperson for the Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces (UPDF), told Xinhua by phone on …
Read More »SADC: Tshisekedi and Kagame meet again over DRC war
Three former Presidents to join Uhuru Kenyatta and Obasanjo to facilitate talks to end war in eastern DRC 🟥 5-member Panel of Facilitators Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria
Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya
Kgalema Motlanthe, S. Africa (NEW member)
Sahle-Work Zewde, Ethiopia (NEW member)
Catherine Panza, CAR (NEW member) Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT …