[Radio Okapi] Eleven people, including two police officers, died on Saturday, October 29, in the stampede that occurred during the concert of Congolese musician Fally Ipupa at the Martyrs stadium in Kinshasa. This official report was given by the Min...

[HRW] Rwandan-Backed M23 Armed Group Long Linked to Atrocities

[DW] M23 rebels have made gains in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, raising fears of a further deterioration of security. The African Union has called for a ceasefire and negotiations to ensure peace.

[UN News] The UN Secretary-General has expressed deep concern over the uptick in fighting between Government troops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and M23 rebels in the east, which in the past ten days have seen multiple civilians kill...

[New Zimbabwe] Independent Norton legislator, Temba Mliswa has challenged securocrats to account for "proceeds" from Zimbabwe's participation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) war of the late 1990's.

[The Point] The Gambia senior national team; the Scorpions will play against Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia in international friendly matches next month in Antalya, Turkey.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has expressed concern over the escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

[The Exchange] DRC President Felix Tshisekedi has made his second visit to Tanzania, where he signed bilateral deals for regional infrastructure works to increase connectivity and improve the ease of doing business.

[African Union] 30 October 2022, Addis Ababa: The current Chair of the African Union and President of Senegal, president Macky Sall, and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, express their extreme concern at the deteri...

[DW] The expulsion of Rwandan Ambassador Vincent Karega came on a day when M23 rebels doubled the territory they control. DRC authorities accuse Kigali of backing the rebel group.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has reafirmed his support to the mediation efforts of the Angolan state for the resolution of the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

[RFI] Critically endangered forest elephants use their acute senses of hearing and smell to detect poachers while they are still some distance away and well before they have fired a shot, a new study in the Democratic Republic of Congo suggests.

[ISS] Violent protests in DRC and Mali highlight fundamental aspects of peace missions that need reform.

[Global Press Journal] Kirumba, Democratic Republic of Congo -- The Central Bank of Congo has stopped printing low-denomination bank notes, and traders who conduct most of their business in small transactions are struggling to adapt.

[DW] A DW journalist has been given unprecedented access to rebel-controlled gold mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Miners and civilians are forced to risk their lives, while the wealthy buy gold in the global north.

[CAF] It's only the start of the season but TP Mazembe are already in a hurry to salvage their campaign following an early disappointment and must now recover through the TotalEnergies Confederation Cup.

[Daily News] ENVISAGED construction of a standard gauge railway (SGR) from Kigoma in Tanzania to DR Congo through Burundi is set to massively boost regional trade within the East African Community (EAC).

[Daily News] PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan and her counterpart from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, have agreed to work together in a number of areas to boost trade between the two nations.

[ISS] This could help remedy the lack of international investment in the DRC - a country brimming with potential.

[GhanaToday] Ghana and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), have agreed to further strengthen their bilateral relations, particularly in areas of security and trade.

[Global Press Journal] Isingiro, Uganda -- At Africa's oldest refugee settlement, cuts to monthly stipends lead to hunger -- and conflicts with Ugandan farmers.

[RFI] Human Rights Watch (HRW) says it has credible evidence that army units in the Democratic Republic of Congo backed armed groups that were implicated in serious abuses during fighting with rebels in the east of the country.

[ICRC] People who had fled the violence in the province of Tanganyika returned to their land in 2019 and 2021. Since their return, they had been trying to get back to their normal way of life, including growing tuber crops to feed their children and ...

[HRW] Goma -- Vetting, Demobilization Program Needed

[Monusco] JEAN-TOBI OKALA

[DW] NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, one of the best defenders in league history, is being treated for a brain tumor. The 56-year-old from Congo is notoriously politically engaged on his wartorn home country's behalf.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Signals Company (KENSIG) of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) is set to deploy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as part of the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in DRC (MONUSCO).

[New Times] Rwanda's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Robert Kayinamura, has said that whenever DR Congo is headed for presidential elections, a pile of accusations against Rwanda crop up and later disappear after polls.

[HRW] Last week Kalev Mutond, the former director of the Democratic Republic of Congo's National Intelligence Agency (Agence nationale de renseignements, ANR), emerged from the shadows. Fearing arrest, Mutond had fled the country in March 2021, just ...

[Global Press Journal] Basoko, Democratic Republic of Congo -- In January, officials ordered Xiang Jiang Mining to cease operations near the Congo River. Nine months later, the mine is still open - and residents are still protesting.