Attack on DRC’s Bangoka Airport is a “war crime”: Governor of Tshopo province
This is not the first attack on the strategic airport in the northeastern city of Kisangani, capital of the Tshopo province bordering the Kivu region, where the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group is waging a war for mineral wealth.
DRC–Rwanda leaders head to Washington for final peace deal with Trump
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda are expected to sign a peace deal in Washington on 4 December 2025, in a deal brokered by President Donald Trump.
DRC and Rwanda to sign peace agreement as US seeks mineral deal
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda are poised to sign a peace agreement on June 27, following months of conflict in Eastern Congo.
DR Congo and M23 rebels agree to ceasefire following Qatar-mediated talks
After months of intense fighting, the Congolese government and M23 rebels have agreed to a ceasefire, brokered through Qatar-mediated talks. While hopeful, the real challenge lies in ensuring this ceasefire leads to lasting stability in eastern Congo.
The Rwanda-backed M23 offensive: a battle for Congo’s resources
The Congolese people struggle for peace and sovereignty amid escalating imperialist aggression over their national resources.
Congolese General Cirimwami assassinated in North Kivu, escalating the region’s crisis
The assassination of Major General Peter Cirimwami marks a critical escalation in the conflict in DRC, amid a geopolitical scramble for the country’s vast mineral wealth.
The DRC’s historic case against Apple over blood minerals in its supply chain
The war-torn country has accused the US-based global tech giant of war crimes, forgery and deception by using illegally extracted and smuggled minerals in its products.
Congo Week draws attention to the Congolese struggle in the face of conflict
The people of one of the world’s wealthiest countries in terms of natural resources have been condemned to violence and poverty by US-backed foreign interventions to secure mineral wealth for corporations
Thousands forced to flee in DRC’s North Kivu province as M23 attacks intensify
Attacks by the Rwanda-backed M23 has led to another wave of mass displacement in the province of North Kivu. The rebel group has tried to make advances towards the provincial capital of Goma, attacking the town of Sake which lies just 25 kilometers away.
As the DRC holds another election, the fight of the Congolese people is still for liberation
44 million people were eligible to cast their votes in the presidential and parliamentary elections in the DRC on December 20. The vote has been held amid an intensification of violence in the mineral-rich eastern provinces, leaving millions displaced.
For peace in the Congo, US and UK must hold their allies accountable
Kambale Musavuli talks about the rising anger against the presence of foreign forces in the Congo and how for a sustainable political solution, the US and the UK must hold their allies Rwanda and Uganda to account
Demands for justice grow after 56 people killed in protest against foreign forces in the DRC
Congolese forces killed 56 people in the city of Goma during a protest against the presence of UN and EAC armed forces in the region. The eastern provinces of North Kivu and Ituri have been under a state of siege amid a resurgence of attacks by the Rwanda-backed M23
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