DRC bishops face backlash over peace plan

Catholic and Protestant leaders are facing strong political headwinds as they promote a joint plan to secure long-term peace in the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo. French President Emmanuel Macron with representatives of the National...

Congo at The Crossroads of Minerals Diplomacy?

The University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Africa's first nuclear reactor, ... [+] located on this modestly guarded site, was built in 1958 by American firm General Atomics AFP PHOTO / LIONEL HEALING (Photo credit should read...

Africa accelerates towards energy and economic sovereignty with DRC mining growth {Business Africa}

DRC’s Mining Sector Enters a New Phase of Growth The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), already home to some of the world’s largest reserves of cobalt and copper, is entering a dynamic new phase. Recent geological surveys have unveiled new...

EXCLUSIVE: He grew up rich and joined the hottest media empire. Then came the cocaine mules

Breadcrumb Trail Links Longreads Canada True Crime World While everyone focused on a disgraced Vice music editor in a notorious drug ring, his alleged 'deputy' escaped attention for years Cocaine drugs heap and lines still life on a dark mirror,...

NanoViricides wins ethics approval for Phase II Mpox drug trial in DRC

NanoViricides (NYSE-A:NNVC) said on Thursday it has received ethics committee approval in the Democratic Republic of Congo to move forward with a planned Phase II clinical trial of its antiviral drug NV-387 for treating Mpox, a step toward...

Drc Vs Rwanda At The African Court: Why It Could Be A Decisive Moment For H

As the armed conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rages on, calls are being made for non-military solutions. One such process is a court case before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights – a judicial organ of the...

DRC vs Rwanda at the African Court: why it could be a decisi...

As the armed conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rages on, calls are being made for non-military solutions. One such process is a court case before the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights – a judicial organ of the...

Meta vs. Africa: Will Big Tech’s Legal Battles Redefine Data Privacy?

Meta is at the center of mounting legal battles in Africa as Nigeria upholds a $220 million fine over alleged data privacy breaches and market abuses. The case, backed by investigations from Nigeria’s consumer and data protection agencies, accuses...

DRC vs Rwanda at the African Court: why it could be a decisive moment for human rights and justice on the continent

As the armed conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rages on, calls are being made for non-military solutions. One such process is a court case before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights – a judicial organ of the...

Congo-Kinshasa: Trump to DR Congo’s rescue? What we know about a proposed US-Congolese mining deal

Congolese authorities are hoping to conclude an agreement with the Trump administration on the country’s mining resources in a bid to secure US support in their fight against the M23 rebels and Rwandan forces leading an offensive in eastern DR...

The U.S. Should Aim Higher in Its ‘Minerals for Peace’ Deal With Congo

In a small ceremony with oversized implications, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio welcomed his Congolese and Rwandan counterparts to Washington on April 25 for the signing of a U.S.-brokered declaration of principles that could lead to a peace...

DRC: 'This is our war, not some distant, irrational outbreak of violence in Africa'

Residents of Bukavu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, watch the arrival of the M23 rebels on February 16 AMANI ALIMASI / AFP We live in a time when international law is being torn to shreds. After multiple rounds of sanctions,...

M23 accused of possible ‘war crimes’ in eastern DRC: Rights group

M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have committed serious abuses against civilians, “including torture, killings and enforced disappearances”, in areas under their control, according to Amnesty International. “These...

DRC army and allied militias clash amid retreat from Bukavu

Government forces and local militias have clashed south of the provincial capital of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as troops fall back in the face of an advance by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, military sources and townspeople...

Congo army retreat from Bukavu leads to clashes with allied militias

By Sonia Rolley (Reuters) - Government forces and local militias have clashed south of the provincial capital of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as troops fall back in the face of an advance by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, military...

DRC conflict: Pressure mounts on Rwanda as M23 seize Bukavu

In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the fighting between the rebel coalition led by the M23 and the Congolese army continues unabated: the militias are gaining more and more territory in the province of South Kivu as they captured the...

Rwanda’s dictator gambles future on Congo invasion

For months, the city of Goma held its breath. Since late 2024, its residents had watched the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels draw ever closer, capturing towns and villages in the hills of eastern Congo and inching towards their city, the lakeside capital...

Belgium Signals Stronger Role in DRC’s Critical Minerals Sector

Belgium is ready to deepen its involvement in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) critical minerals sector, according to Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot, who is currently visiting the Central African country as it seeks to diversify...

Clinical Characteristics and Mortality Trends Among COVID-19 Patients During the First Four Waves in Ngaliema Clinic, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Background Coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19) are a pandemic that has caused thousands of deaths worldwide, and the African continent has not been spared.1 The first wave was particularly severe, disrupting the healthcare system and swamping...

DRC desertion trials highlight weaknesses of a force in tatters

Kinshasa — Democratic Republic of the Congo soldiers in a mix of fatigues and street clothes crowded into a chapel last week to stand trial for crimes including rape and murder allegedly committed as they fled in the face of a lightning rebel...