Tag: DRC

US ramps up efforts to access Africa’s critical minerals to counter China’s dominance

March 21, 2024

Africa will play a "huge role" in America’s critical mineral strategy, says US Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo who used his five-day trip to South ... Read More

DR Congo: Eight UN Peacekeepers injured in attack in the east, UN condemns the assault

March 17, 2024

At least eight United Nations peacekeepers serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were wounded in an assault that took place on Saturday ... Read More

DRC: M23 rebels seize eastern town as armed conflict enters alarming new phase

March 7, 2024

At least 15 people were killed and thousands displaced as the M23 rebel group on Wednesday (6 March) seized a town in eastern Democratic Republic ... Read More

DR Congo: UN peacekeepers launch phased withdrawal from war-torn east

February 29, 2024

The United Nations on Wednesday (28 February) kicked off a phased withdrawal of its MONUSCO peacekeeping forces from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in ... Read More

Algeria Army Chief ignites diplomatic row with Kinshasa following trip to Kigali

February 28, 2024

The Algerian regime is embroiled in a new diplomatic spat with Kinshasa, sparked by the warmonger army chief Saïd Chengriha following his provocative trip lately ... Read More

DRC: UNSC sanctions rebel leaders, France urges Rwanda to end support for M23

February 23, 2024

France has called on Rwanda to cease “all support” for M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and to withdraw its troops from ... Read More

US slams Rwanda for supporting M23 rebels, Kigali rejects to pull out troops, missiles from east DRC

February 20, 2024

The United States has expressed concern about the escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) caused the “Rwanda-backed” armed group M23 and ... Read More

Lobito corridor: West’s bid against China’s BRI and its grip on African ore

February 12, 2024

With the support from the European Union and the United States, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia hope soon to realize their ambitious ... Read More

DRC: clashes between M23 rebels, govt forces intensify in country’s east

February 8, 2024

Conflict between one of eastern Congo’s most active rebel groups and the government armed forces is intensifying in the country’s Masisi territory, which has prompted ... Read More

Tanzania-DRC-Kenya corridors vital to expanding intra-regional trade, contributing to AfCFTA success

February 1, 2024

Trade corridors between Tanzania and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and between the latter and Kenya have been highlighted as the key links that will ... Read More