Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Congolese government has insisted that it will not change its stand on negotiations with the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels in Rutshuru territory despite President Yoweri Museveni’s fresh advice on dialogue. M23 rebels have been fighting FARDC since early March. Rebels on June 13 captured …
Read More »Human Rights Watch, M23 rebels feud over civilian killings in Rutshuru
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The M23 rebels are feuding with an international human rights NGO, Human Rights Watch over the killing of civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo eastern territory of Rutshuru. M23 rebels have been battling with the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo …
Read More »UN humanitarians concerned about killing of civilians in eastern DRC
United Nations | Xinhua | The killing of at least 31 people in less than a week in the eastern North Kivu and Ituri provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is raising deep concern, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday. During attacks on villages in the Irumu territory …
Read More »Truckers suspend travel to DRC following targeted attacks
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 trucks are stuck at Mpondwe border in Kasese district following targeted attacks on drivers in the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC by suspected militiamen. Drivers who spoke to the URN on Tuesday, said small groups of young men armed with rudimentary weapons have …
Read More »DR Congo officially becomes 7th full member of East African Community
Arusha, Tanzania | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Monday officially became the seventh full member of the East African Community (EAC). The EAC said in its official tweet that the DRC became a full member of the regional bloc after it deposited instruments of ratification on …
Read More »MP Ssemujju tasks gov’t on allegations of supporting rebels in DRC, Ethiopia
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kira Municipality MP, Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda on Thursday tasked the Minister of Defence and his Foreign Affairs counterpart to brief Parliament on complaints raised by some leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC relating to the capture of the Bunagana border by M23 rebels. …
Read More »Kagame, Tshisekedi agree to cool down tensions
Luanda, Angola | Xinhua | President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, on Wednesday agreed on a de-escalation process after the resurgence of a rebel group had fueled tensions between the two countries. The consensus was reached after a tripartite …
Read More »UN Security Council renews sanctions on DRC
Security Council’s sanctions on the DRC are designed to curb the violent activities of armed groups United Nations | Xinhua | The United Nations Security Council on Thursday renewed the sanctions imposed on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Adopting resolution 2641 by a vote of 10 in favor to …
Read More »DR Congo president calls for national mobilization against rebels
Kinshasa, DRC | Xinhua | The president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday called for a national mobilization against the armed aggression by the rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23). President Felix Tshisekedi made the remark in his televised speech on the occasion of the celebration …
Read More »EAC member states undermining DRC’s sovereignty: LOP
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition Mathias Mpuuga has questioned the relevance of the East African Community-EAC in pacifying member states following the repeated anarchy in the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. On April 8th, 2022, DRC signed the Treaty of accession becoming the youngest member of the …
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