Zambia has concluded a three-day emergency meeting convened by the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) in Livingstone, aimed at addressing the worsening security and humanitarian crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The high-level meeting brought together defence ministers and military chiefs from ICGLR member states, including Angola, Burundi, the […]
The United Nations Security Council has urged Rwanda to immediately withdraw its forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and to halt all support for the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group, as fighting in the region intensifies despite a recent peace agreement. In a unanimously adopted resolution on Friday, the Council condemned the latest offensive […]
Fresh fighting in eastern DR Congo has triggered a worsening humanitarian and security crisis, with military and security sources confirming that M23 rebels have pushed southward from areas near the Burundian border. The advance comes amid growing international alarm over the escalating conflict and the risk of regional destabilisation. In an interview with UN-backed Radio […]
Washington, D.C. — In a landmark move set to reshape the security and economic landscape of Central Africa, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have signed a U.S.-brokered peace agreement, raising hopes for an end to years of violence that have killed thousands and displaced hundreds of thousands in the mineral-rich eastern Congo. […]
KIGALI, (Prime Africa News) – Rwanda has announced plans to withdraw from the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), signaling escalating diplomatic tensions in the region, particularly over the ongoing offensive by M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), widely believed to be backed by Kigali. The move follows a contentious ECCAS […]
KINSHASA, April 9 (Prime Africa) — Three American citizens who had been imprisoned in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following a failed coup attempt last year were handed over to U.S. authorities on Tuesday, officials confirmed. The transfer occurred after a series of high-level negotiations between the two countries, particularly concerning security arrangements and […]
Heavy rains have triggered severe flooding from a key river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo capital Kinshasa, killing some 30 people and destroying homes and roads. Provincial Health Minister Patricien Gongo provided the death toll on Sunday but stressed it was “provisional”. Most of the fatalities in the deluge, he added, were caused […]
February 16th , Nairobi – The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) could breakup if the situation in the eastern part of the country remains unchanged, the African Union warned on Sunday. The rebel group M23 has been on the offensive in the eastern part of the country since the beginning of the year, […]
Leaders at an unprecedented joint summit of Eastern and Southern African blocs aimed at defusing the crisis in Eastern Congo urged all parties to hold direct talks, including with Rwanda-backed rebels whose advance has fanned fears of a wider war. In late January, the M23 rebels captured Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic […]
Rwanda has rejected accusations against its Defense Force (RDF) made in the statement of the Extraordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) held on January 31, 2025. In a statement issued on February 2, 2024 Rwanda’s ministry of foreign affairs noted that the Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) defends Rwanda’s borders from threats and […]
