Sources said Mnangagwa and Ramaphosa discussed Kabila’s predicament in Zimbabwe in August and agreed that the treason charges were not fair
Personnel and equipment have been airlifted from Lubumbashi and Kinshasa to Pretoria, amid tension over unpaid allowances for soldiers
Kabila, who has been living in exile since late 2023, faces charges including treason, complicity with M23 rebels, crimes against humanity and corruption
The African Peace and Security Dialogue in South Africa comes in the same week as the peace deal brokered by Qatar and the US falters
The international relations department was not aware of the rebels’ presence in South Africa
Opposition officials in the DRC have accused the government of blocking their attempts to travel to the forum hosted by the Thabo Mbeki Foundation
Economic integration would lead to trade and economic growth and contribute to social stability
Green industrialisation in Africa is needed for the climate crisis and for a just development path
Despite increasing demands on the country’s defence force, funding for the military has been steadily declining
The Southern African grouping reiterated the need for a political and diplomatic solution to help restore ‘peace, security and tranquility’ in the conflict-torn country
The country should be aware of its limitations and rather address its problems at home
Artist explores the way that personal history challenges the concepts of home and belonging
Reparations are not only for slavery and colonialism, it’s also for the Global North’s environmental legacy and their disproportionate carbon emissions that harm Africa
In one Special Investigating Unit inquiry, Denel was paid more than R8 billion by Armscor for 264 Badger vehicles but only produced a fraction of those
A new podcast tells the story of an enterprising asylum seeker with joy and anguish
Katanga, January 17 is a recounting of martyr for African unity Patrice Lumumba’s life
Health authorities say vaccines will mostly be donated, or, when available, be bought via negotiated deals with drugmakers, but with different budgets
The continent asked for more say in global health decisions after Covid. It now has that. The mpox declaration is a test of this new power
The Clade Ib strain has already jumped borders, with cases being reported in Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and Kenya in the last two weeks
Communities living on and working land in the Democratic Republic of the Congo say they are not informed about mining permits for energy transition minerals
A historic UN deal to restore degraded forest ecosystems in southeastern DRC is being torn apart by mining companies
Regional peace in Southern Africa requires a political and military solution working in tandem
Many African countries have weak election management systems, and citizens are rightly worried about human interference in electoral processes
The conflict has raged between rebels of the March 23 Movement and Congolese armed forces since late 2021
Crocodile hunting was once lucrative, with its skin sought after for its power to protect people against evil spirits, and for use in the fashion industry
Kigali denies that it is supporting the rebels in a bid to control vast mineral resources
The country’s future is inextricably intertwined with that of the planet itself. That is not necessarily a good thing
Much of the region is prey to armed groups, an aftermath of regional wars in the 1990s and 2000s
This is an edited extract from Siddharth Kara’s book Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
Clashes broke out again at the start of October after six months of relative calm, pitting rebels against the national army
Hundreds of thousands of people are crammed into camps around the city of Goma, a crisis triggered by M23 rebels
Ivory and other wild contraband seized by authorities is being returned to the black market in the Democratic Republic of the Congo