Kagame, Jutta Urpilainen discussed EU-Rwanda partnership and DRC crisis

President Kagame met with Jutta Urpilainen, EU Commissioner for International Partnerships, on the sidelines of the Global Forum for Vaccine Sovereignty and Innovation.  “With Paul Kagame we discussed the comprehensive EU-Rwanda partnership... Read more »

DRC journalist Blaise Mabala freed from jail after 4 months over insult to governor

Kinshasa: The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the acquittal and release of journalist Blaise Mabala after more than four months in detention and calls for authorities in the Democratic Republic of the... Read more »

AU condemns attack on refugee camps in DRC

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat, has condemned the murderous bombardment of the camps of the Internally Displaced Persons in Lac-Vert and Mugunga, resulting in the death... Read more »

DRC faces Mpox outbreak with potential for wider spread

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing a concerning development in its ongoing mpox outbreak. Scientists have identified a new form of the virus in a mining town, raising concerns about... Read more »

Kenya Airways suspends flights to Kinshasa over detention of staff

The continued detention of Kenya Airways (KQ) employees by the Military Intelligence Unit in Kinshasa, has forced the Arline to suspend flights to Kinshasa effective 30th April 2024 until the aircraft can... Read more »

Kenya Airways protests arrest of two employees by DRC military intelligence

Kenya Airways confirms that on Friday, April 19th, 2024, two of his employees at his Airport office in Kinshasa were arrested and continue to be detained by the Military Intelligence Unit known... Read more »

Violence in North Kivu forces over 500 schools to close, with teachers kidnapped and students terrified

A spike of violence in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has forced 540 schools to close in the past year, creating chaos for children and putting... Read more »

UNHCR urges immediate action amid heightened risks for displaced in eastern DR Congo

Jimmy Lazaro, a father of six, sought safety for his family at a displacement site near Goma after his wife was killed by a bombing in Sake, North Kivu province. © UNHCR/Blaise... Read more »

“To compel the African Union to support the SAMIDRC deployment can only exacerbate the conflict” –Minister Biruta

Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs today sent a letter to Moussa Faki MAHAMAT, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, asking him to never compel AU to support the SAMIDRC deployment, because of... Read more »

Ten Tutsi Banyamulenge officers are detained or kept in custody in unknown locations

Major Joseph Kaminzobe was killed and burned in Lueba in Fizi territory where he was assigned. Bukavu: In his press conference upon returning from the last Summit in Addis Ababa, President Félix... Read more »