The city’s capture by M23 means neighbouring Burundi, an ally of the DRC government, now shares a border with an area controlled by the rebels, escalating the risk of…
Sources said Mnangagwa and Ramaphosa discussed Kabila’s predicament in Zimbabwe in August and agreed that the treason charges were not fair
Kabila, who has been living in exile since late 2023, faces charges including treason, complicity with M23 rebels, crimes against humanity and corruption
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
Urgent diplomatic interventions are needed as the second largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo falls to M23
The conflict has raged between rebels of the March 23 Movement and Congolese armed forces since late 2021
Much of the region is prey to armed groups, an aftermath of regional wars in the 1990s and 2000s
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
Like King Leopold II, Tshisekedi has enriched himself through stealing power and suppressing democracy. Belgium’s monarch should stand with Congolese, not the colonial past
Former Democratic Republic of the Congo militia fighters housed in sordid conditions, such as at camp Mubambiro, are protesting their living conditions
Many of the former child combatants are overwhelmed by the horrors they have witnessed in a part of the country that has been ravaged by violence for more than 25 years
Tens of thousands of residents fled Goma last weekend after Nyiragongo erupted on Saturday night — many across the nearby border to Rwanda — before returning.
Guinea is fighting the virus with a vaccine used in the DRC, while their neighbours Sierra Leone and Liberia increase border surveillance
It will arrive in the eastern city of Goma, in North Kivu province, on October 18 and be used from the beginning of next month
A total of 1803 lives have been lost in the second worst outbreak of Ebola on record, according to figures released Wednesday.
Borders are porous between North Kivu province of the DRC and neighbouring countries, so the potential for spread is highly likely
The daily number of new Ebola cases has tripled in recent months, according to aid organizations
The current outbreak is the second deadliest on record, after an epidemic killed more than 11 300 people in West Africa in 2014-2016
