By Sida Fikerte Ayele Nineteen Foreign Ministers and Diplomats convened in Kampala to explore pathways to lasting peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo. HICGI News Agency’s Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L.H.D (Hon.), was among a select group of journalists granted exclusive access. Here is his inside report from the closed-door session.
Tag: DRC
Britain to Cut Aid to Rwanda over Involvement in DRC conflict.
Britain has issued a stern warning to Rwanda, cautioning that its alleged involvement in the escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could jeopardize over $1 billion in annual foreign aid. Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized control of Goma, a city of 2 million people in eastern DRC, on Monday, defying widespread international calls…
Belgium based DRC Journalist Uwimaana Josianne dies Mysteriously
By our correspondent The leader of East African Report, Uwimaana Josianne died mysteriously on 20th December 2023. Human rights organisations around the world are still investigating her death. Josianne was a brother to the news reporter Rutembesa Innocent from DR congo. Uwimaana Josianne was born on the 1st of January in 1987, and she died…
Uganda’s President Museveni takes aim at UN as he alleges terrorism ‘conservation’
President Museveni accuses the UN of “conserving” terrorism in the DRC. Allegations extend to the UN’s role in causing chaos in Libya and Sahelian nations. Museveni vows to collaborate with the DRC government to eradicate Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorists.President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has said that the UN is “conserving” terrorism in the Democratic…
47 bodies recovered in Congo River disaster
The sinking of a boat called a “whaler” on Friday on the Congo River left at least 47 dead and an unknown number missing, the Minister of Transport of the Democratic Republic of Congo said Monday evening. The previous report communicated on Sunday by the authorities of the province of Equateur (north-west) reported at least…
DRC: in the Goma camps, prostitution, rape and hunger
Patricia* is 15 years old and has a tough look. Like thousands of girls and women in recent months, she was raped while searching for food for her family around the displaced camps in Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Sitting in a Médecins sans Frontières tent, pregnant, she hides her…
US fundraising platform for charities says around $900,000 stolen by staff in DRC
A US-based aid group said that approximately $900,000 was stolen from its Congo programs by members of the organization who conspired with outsiders. GiveDirectly said that it learned that people on its Congo team worked with people outside the organization to defraud the cash transfer program, diverting aid from more than 1,700 impoverished families over…
SADC Approves Deployment of Troops to DRC
By Andreas Thomas The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) on Monday approved the deployment of a regional force to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to help restore peace and security in the eastern part of that country. The decision was taken following the extraordinary summit of the Organ Troika of heads of state and…
HICGI News Agency 