Tag Archives: DRC

KINSHASA,DRC | Xinhua | The High Military Court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Friday postponed the case involving former President Joseph Kabila to July 31, following an initial hearing held the same day. Kabila did not appear in court for the opening session. During the session, …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Thursday reaffirmed their commitment to the voluntary, safe, and dignified return of refugees. The joint pledge came during a high-level ministerial meeting held from Tuesday to Thursday …

This is not a peace you declare on Monday and implement on Tuesday. It is a peace that must be built KINSHASA, DRC  | Xinhua | The peace process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has entered its “most delicate phase,” the DRC government has said. “There is …

KIGALI, RWANDA | Xinhua | Rwanda on Saturday welcomed the signing of a declaration of principles between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group in Doha, Qatar, aimed at ending the conflict in eastern DRC. Following months of negotiations mediated by Qatar, …

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Xinhua | African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has welcomed the signing of a declaration of principles between the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the March 23 Movement (M23) on Saturday in Doha, Qatar, to end the conflict in …

Doha, Qatar | Xinhua | The declaration of principles signed in Doha on Saturday between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group has been broadly welcomed as a step toward ending the long-running conflict in the eastern DRC. The document, brokered by …

KIGALI, Rwanda | Xinhua | Rwanda on Wednesday evening approved a draft law ratifying a peace agreement with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The agreement was signed in Washington, D.C., on June 27, according to a statement issued by the Office of the Rwandan Prime Minister. The agreement …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing a sharp resurgence of cholera, with cases reported in 17 of its 36 provinces and over 35,000 infections recorded since the beginning of the year, authorities said. Minister of Public Health Roger Kamba told a briefing …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is wrestling with a deepening health crisis as a cholera outbreak hit an “acute phase,” compounded by escalating insecurity, a resurgence of mpox, and a nationwide strike by health workers. At a press conference in the capital, Kinshasa, …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces (UPDF) announced on Friday that they had seized a major military base belonging to a senior commander of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the eastern jungles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Chris Magezi, military assistant …