Tag Archives: DRC

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

LUANDA | Xinhua | Angola said Monday that it has decided to “relieve itself” as the mediator in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) conflict to focus on broader African Union priorities as its current chair. A new mediator will be identified in the coming days, Angola’s presidency …

KINSHASA | Xinhua |  The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will begin political consultations on Monday to form a government of national unity amid a deepening security crisis, a senior official announced Saturday. Desire-Cashmir Kolongele Eberande, the DRC president’s special security advisor, said the consultations will involve the Sacred …

Harare, Zimbabwe | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Heads of State and Government of the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will convene their second joint Summit on Monday to address the critical security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). According to a …

Kiryandongo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders from the Bunyoro sub-region have tasked President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to intervene and address the persistent insecurity on Lake Albert. President Museveni who is in the Bunyoro sub-region to assess the implementation and progress of the Parish Development model (PDM) met all leaders …