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A Moroccan member of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and his local translator died in a road accident near Goma. Four other Moroccan peacekeepers were injured in the accident and have been transferred to a UN hospital in Goma, MONUSCO said. The accident occurred when a MONUSCO vehicle […]
Alphamin Resources has resumed operations at its Bisie tin mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), following the withdrawal of M23 rebel forces and diplomatic intervention by the United States. The Toronto-listed mining firm halted production in early March after rebel advances threatened the strategically important Walikale region in North Kivu. The Bisie mine, […]
The East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) have substantially restructured their joint mediation initiative for the Democratic Republic of Congo conflict, expanding the panel of negotiators and enhancing its regional representation. Following Monday’s virtual summit, the two influential regional organizations increased the mediation team from three to five members, appointing additional […]
The M23 rebel group has seized control of Kalembe town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, marking a significant expansion of their territorial control after an eight-month standoff. The Tutsi-led insurgents captured the town from Congolese armed forces and government-allied Wazalendo fighters on Sunday, according to local official Kabaki Alimasi. While civilians were not directly […]
Hundreds of Congolese marched to the British and French consulate earlier this week, carrying banners calling out the “international community’s ambiguity” in the face of the M23 (March 23) rebels. The demonstration took place after a meeting in Luanda where the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burundi, Rwanda as well as the East African Community […]
The East African Community Regional Force (EACRF), led by Kenya, has vowed to protect the city of Goma, which is home to one million people, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from the advancing M23 rebels. Kenya sent recently hundreds of troops to Goma to quell the violence after M23 rebels […]
King Mohammed VI has addressed messages to President of Gabon Ali Bongo Ondimba and to President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi. The royal message were conveyed by Minister of Economic Inclusion Younes Sekkouri. The audiences with the Gabonese Head of State in Libreville and with President Tshisekedi in Kinshasa provided an […]
Rwanda Sunday expressed regret after neighbor Republic Democratic of Congo, DRC, expelled its ambassador Vincent Karega over alleged support for M23 rebel group. “It is unfortunate that the DRC government continues to blame Rwanda for its own governance and security failures,” the spokesman for the Rwandan government said in a statement. Rwanda “remains committed to […]
The government the Democratic Republic of the Congo said that it would reassess the MONUSCO’s withdrawal plan from the country in light of the recent protests against the mission, a decision which MONUSCO said it supported. The mission is due to withdraw by 2024 according to a plan drawn up in 2021 but the government […]
King Mohammed VI has addressed a message to President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Félix Antoine Tshisekedi. The royal message was conveyed to President Tshisekedi by Junior Foreign Minister Mohcine Jazouli Tuesday in Kinshasa. The meeting reviewed the exceptional relations between the two countries as well as means to strengthen them. Talks also touched […]