Monitor on MSN2d
M23 leave strategic town in east DRC ahead of Qatar talks
M23 pledged to withdraw from Walikale in March, 2025 but initially failed to do so, accusing the DRC army of going back on its own commitments and not withdrawing attack drones. Thank you for reading ...
Africanews on MSN3d
M23 rebels withdraw from strategic DRC town ahead of landmark Doha peace talks
The upcoming talks in Doha mark the first direct negotiations between the DRC government and M23. This development follows ...
World Bank12d
It is time to look back: Lessons and achievements from the Forest Investment Program in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Aerial view of forest areas and agricultural plots in the DRC. Photo: World Bank Initiatives in agroforestry, clean energy, and community-driven forest management have reached more than 421,000 people ...
Gulf Times15d
Qatar welcomes the statements from DRC and Rwanda on de-escalation of situations in Eastern Congo
The State of Qatar welcomed the statements issued by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Rwanda on their commitment for de-escalation and reducing tensions in the ...
中国日报网18d
Hope as Rwanda, DRC presidents hold direct talks
The meeting, which was mediated by the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, was their first direct talks since the M23 rebels seized two major cities in eastern DRC. The African Union urged all ...
The Africa Report18d
M23 takes Walikale in DRC, defying ceasefire: The shifting front line of the rebel offensive
Here is a map and breakdown of the M23’s advance in eastern Congo. M23 fighters and their Rwandan allies launched an offensive on Walikale in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, about ...
ISS19d
Anatomy of SADC’s failure in eastern DRC
On 13 March, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) announced the termination and phased withdrawal of its military deployment in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This ...
The Mining Journal19d
Why the DRC wants a minerals-for-security deal with the US
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) hopes to find an ally in the US in its fight against rebel group M23. It is eying a mineral deal like the one Ukraine is negotiating: access to the ...
Radio France Internationale19d
Tshisekedi and Kagame meet in Qatar for crisis talks on eastern DRC
The presidents of Rwanda and DRC have expressed their support for a ceasefire after holding the talks just hours after the planned peace talks in Angola failed. A source close to the Congolese ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation20d
Donald Trump looks to The Democratic Republic of the Congo for potential deal on rare earth minerals
First the M23 captured Goma, the biggest city in the DRC's mineral-rich North Kivu Province. Then they overran government troops and peacekeepers defending Bukavu, the capital of neighbouring ...
Global Voices Online20d
DRC: The forgotten victims of the conflict in Goma
For several years, the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has plunged millions of people into despair. Families deprived of their homes and livelihoods often wander in ...