Hard truths.
The government described the reported abuses as "crimes and serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law committed against civilians" and accused M23 of continuing actions that have wor...
In a joint statement after five days of talks in Switzerland, they said they had pledged to "pursue negotiations towards comprehensive peace and conflict resolution" and set up a mechanism to monitor the ceasef...
Eastern DR Congo has endured decades of conflict and instability. The latest violence comes as government forces continue fighting the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group in North and South Kivu, regions that are al...
Congolese Justice Minister Guillaume Andali said on Friday that the case aims to establish Rwanda's responsibility for alleged breaches of international conventions dealing with genocide prevention, racial disc...
In a joint statement released after the meeting, participants expressed concern over deteriorating security conditions in Eastern DRC.
the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said Kabila was sanctioned for backing the March 23 Movement (M23) and its political-military coalition, the Congo River Alliance (A...
On Friday, pedestrians and motorbikes were spotted moving through parts of the city along Lake Tanganyika, signaling a cautious return of daily activities. The day before, M23 fighters had combed the streets to...
In a statement issued on Thursday, AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf warned that the latest violence threatens to undermine recent diplomatic progress and urged regional actors to exercise restrain...
The DRC government said in a statement the new framework "aims to create, in the shortest time possible, the conditions for a real and measurable change for the people."
In a statement on Tuesday, US senior advisor for Arab and African affairs, Massad Boulos commended both parties for taking what he described as a critical step toward a comprehensive peace accord.
The charges concern accusations that Kabila has been supporting the M23, a rebel group who have wreaked devastation across the country's eastern region.
The rebels said they would only return to the table if the government respected the terms of the agreement