Nairobi, Kenya – Two multi-billion-dollar rail projects are quietly reshaping the future of Africa’s mineral wealth. One heads west to the Atlantic Ocean backed by the United States and Europe. The other stretches east to the Indian Ocean with strong Chinese support. At stake are vast reserves of copper, cobalt and other critical minerals needed […]
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 […]
Washington D.C., United States – The leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) and Rwanda have signed a historic peace agreement aimed at ending decades of conflict in the eastern region of DR Congo, even as fresh fighting continues to displace civilians back home. The deal was signed at a high-level summit convened […]
KINSHASA, Congo (Prime Africa) — At least 193 people have died following two separate boat accidents this week in the northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), authorities and state media confirmed. On Thursday, tragedy struck when a boat carrying nearly 500 passengers caught fire and capsized along the Congo River in Lukolela territory. According to […]
KIBUMBA, DRC – Farmers returning to their land in eastern Congo after years of displacement by M23 rebels have found an unwelcome surprise: their fields are now occupied by newcomers, including Rwandans. The discovery has stoked fresh tensions in a region already battered by decades of conflict. Analysts warn that unresolved land disputes could complicate […]
GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Former President Joseph Kabila has made a surprise return to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, just days after the Senate voted to strip him of his immunity, clearing the way for possible prosecution over alleged ties to the M23 rebel group. Kabila arrived Thursday in the eastern […]
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 […]
