[CPJ] Kinshasa -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to protect journalists, following a knife attack, robbery, and death threats against Patient Chimusa and the repeated detention of Aim...

[The New Humanitarian] Lubero Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo -- "It's a bona fide police state that focuses only on security."

[New Times] One could say DR Congo has carried a curse for the 65 years since it gained independence. It is the curse of Patrice Lumumba, the charismatic, dynamic first prime minister of the vast country, whom Mobutu Sese Seko - that arch agent of ne...

[RFI] Hundreds of women carry cross-border trade on their heads and backs every day at Kasumbalesa, the Democratic Republic of Congo's second-busiest border crossing into Zambia. Their work keeps supply chains moving, but they endure extortion and ha...

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Rwanda has accused Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi of halting at the last minute the signing of a key Regional Economic Integration Framework (REIF), citing fears of domestic political backla...

[RFI] The death sentence handed to former president Joseph Kabila has deepened political and regional divisions in the Democratic Republic of Congo, exposing the fragile balance between demands for justice and hopes for peace.

[New Times] The AFC/M23 movement has denounced persistent attacks by the Congolese government coalition on densely populated areas, saying the offensives have killed civilians and displaced many others in Walikale, North Kivu.

[UN News] For people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) exhausted by years of conflict, the United Nations envoy for the country said she understands their impatience but urges them "not to lose hope" as the Congolese government, the U...

[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville -- The Ebola outbreak response efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are beginning to slow down the spread of the virus. Cases reported over the past three weeks are showing early signs of a downward trend. However, ...

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[DW] Joseph Kabila remains a prominent figure in the DRC, which he led from 2001 to 2019. The death sentence imposed on him by a military court on charges of supporting M23 rebels has sparked concern in the volatile country.

[allAfrica] Monrovia -- Scores of representatives from African countries grappling with the ongoing mpox crisis in the region have met in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, for an "intra-action review" of the response measures of individual states.

[New Times] Rwanda's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. Martin Ngoga, on Tuesday, September 30, told the Security Council that recent UN reporting on eastern DR Congo omits critical facts, such as hate speech and the implication of ...

[Agenzia Fides] Kinshasa -- The populations in war-torn areas must not be ignored by not being invited to negotiations to resolve the conflicts that affect them. This is what a group of personalities and traditional leaders from South Kivu civil soci...

[DW] Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila was sentenced to death in absentia by a military court. He was found guilty of treason and complicity with the M23 militia.

[HRW] Former President Kabila's Trial Exposes Country's Democratic Crisis

[Monusco] One hundred and twenty soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) havebeen participating since September 29 in Bunia in new specialized training organized by MONUSCO. The session takes place at the Ndoromo mi...

[The New Humanitarian] "They sow terror so that they will be listened to."

[RFI] Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila was sentenced to death in absentia on Tuesday by a military court in Kinshasa. The court found him guilty of treason, war crimes and organising an armed insurrection for allegedly coll...

[UN News] Peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) "is still mostly a promise", the head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, MONUSCO, told the Security Council on Tuesday.

[Nile Post] The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has taken its most perilous step yet. On Tuesday, September 30, a military court sentenced former president Joseph Kabila to death in absentia on charges of treason, war crimes, and crime...

[Namibian] The Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) announced on Tuesday that the Namibian Consulate in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is now issuing visas to all citizens of the DRC who wish to travel to Namibia.

[New Times] Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila was sentenced to death in absentia on Tuesday by a military court that convicted him of war crimes, treason, and crimes against humanity.

[Monusco] More than 3,500 civilians, including 1,850 women and 550 children, found refuge on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at MONUSCO's military base in Gina, in Djugu territory (Ituri). They were fleeing violent clashes between two rival militias th...

[Monusco] Vivian Van de Perre, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in charge of protection and operations, spent three days in Ituri. Her visit was dedicated to listening to communities, meeting local authorities, and handing ov...

[Shabelle] Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- Somalia's ambassador to Tanzania, who also represents the country in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has secured the release of more than 50 Somali nationals previously held in Congolese prisons, official...

[Monusco] Twenty officers from Kangbayi Central Prison, including four women, completed practical training in the use of fire extinguishers and professional fire management techniques. This session, organized on September 25 by MONUSCO-Beni's Prison ...

[New Times] The AFC/M23 rebel movement in eastern DR Congo accused the government coalition forces of destroying an important bridge in Walikale territory of North Kivu province, disrupting the movement of goods and people.

[Monusco] At the end of a three-day mission to Beni, the UN Secretary-General's Deputy Special Representative in DRC, Vivian van de Perre, advocated for a political solution to the crisis that has shaken the East of the country for more than thirty y...