By Cecilia Macaulay E K Benj & Aleem Maqbool Pope Francis has celebrated one of his biggest Masses, with around a million attendees in Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, estimates say. Huge crowds started to gather in Kinshasa well before dawn, including scores of schoolgirls dressed in white who danced along the Pope’s route. A…
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DRC, Rwanda agree ceasefire at talks – Angola
An agreement has been struck which could mean the adoption of a ceasefire in the violence-torn east of DR Congo as soon as late Friday, Angola’s Foreign Minister Tete Antonio has said. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi had been meeting Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta in Luanda on Wednesday as tensions soared…
US piles pressure on Rwanda over violence in eastern DR Congo
Blinken and Rwanda’s Foreign Affairs minister engaged in private talks on the margins of the G20 Summit in Bali. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on Rwanda “to take steps to facilitate de-escalation” in eastern DRC where Congolese forces are engaged in a battle with M23 rebels that are allegedly being supported by…
William Ruto calls for more international efforts to bring peace to DR Congo
By David Ochieng Mbewa Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday appealed to the international community through the United Nations to put more resources into peace efforts by countries from East and Southern Africa nations in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ruto made the comments following discussions with Huang Xia, the special envoy of the UN…
Kenya deploys over 200 troops to DR Congo peacekeeping mission
By Jerry Omondi Kenya on Monday flagged off more than 200 troops deployed to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission (MONUSCO) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The troops were flagged off by the Vice Chief of Defence Forces (VCDF), Lieutenant General Francis Ogolla, who urged them to uphold and surpass the exemplary performance registered…
ICJ Judgment; DRC Suffers Blow in Demands for $11bn from Uganda
UN court orders Kampala to pay $325m in reparations to Kinshasha against $11 bn demand. Updated on Thursday at 0540 EAT on Thursday 10th Feb 2022 The UN’s top court on Wednesday ordered Uganda to pay the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) $325m in reparations over a brutal war between the African neighbours that…
‘Tears of the Sun’ as UPDF Troops Launch Offensive Operation ‘Shujja’ Against ADF in DRC
By E K Benj updated at 2236 EAT on Fri Dec 2021 KISANGANI- A combined force of UPDF elements drawn from Infantry, Motorized Brigade, Artillery, Armored and Special Forces Command moved into DR Congo and launched an offensive operation against ADF terrorists. On Tuesday Congolese gov’t confirmed operation of ‘air strikes and artillery fire from…
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