democratic republic of the congo

December 13, 2025

US scolds Rwanda for breaking peace deal as M23 rebels seize key Congo city

Mike Waltz warns ‘spoilers’ will be held to account as rebel fighters escalate offensive in South Kivu provinceThe US has accused Rwanda of violating...

December 04, 2025

US and EU critical minerals project could displace thousands in DRC – report

Global Witness says plan to upgrade railway line to Angola puts up to 1,200 buildings at risk of demolitionUp to 6,500 people are at risk of being...

December 03, 2025

Whistleblower accuses Foreign Office of ‘censoring’ warning of Sudan genocide

Exclusive: Analyst claims UK officials deleted alert to threat of genocidal violence by paramilitaries to protect UAEWarnings of a possible...

December 01, 2025

How the cuts have shaken HIV/Aids care to its core and will mean millions more infections ahead

Reports highlight devastating impact of slashed funding, especially in parts of Africa, that could lead to 3.3m new HIV infections by 2030In...

November 11, 2025

Violent reprisals after DRC whistleblowers discover profiteering in protected land

Environmentalists seeking to end logging, smuggling and pollution in DRC’s Mangrove Marine park faced threats, violence and rapePeople who have tried...

October 24, 2025

UK’s biggest weapons firm BAE grounds ‘lifeline’ aircraft delivering food aid

Exclusive: In the year they announced record profits, Britain’s arms maker has revoked licence to fly for planes taking supplies of food to starving...

October 10, 2025

DRC says EU’s minerals deal with Rwanda is ‘obvious double standard’

Brussels urged to impose stronger sanctions against Rwanda, as it has in response to Russia for its war in UkraineThe Democratic Republic of the...

September 30, 2025

Former DRC president Joseph Kabila sentenced to death in absentia

Military court convicts Kabila of war crimes, treason and other offences in verdict that could fuel enduring tensionsA military court in the...

August 06, 2025

US destruction of contraceptives denies 1.4m African women and girls lifesaving care, NGO says

Incineration of $9.7m of contraceptives to lead to 174,000 unintended pregnancies and 56,000 unsafe abortions, IPPF saysA decision by the US...

Democratic-republic-of-the-congo Articles

US scolds Rwanda for breaking peace deal as M23 rebels seize key Congo city

US and EU critical minerals project could displace thousands in DRC – report

Whistleblower accuses Foreign Office of ‘censoring’ warning of Sudan genocide

How the cuts have shaken HIV/Aids care to its core and will mean millions more infections ahead

Violent reprisals after DRC whistleblowers discover profiteering in protected land

UK’s biggest weapons firm BAE grounds ‘lifeline’ aircraft delivering food aid

DRC says EU’s minerals deal with Rwanda is ‘obvious double standard’

Former DRC president Joseph Kabila sentenced to death in absentia

US destruction of contraceptives denies 1.4m African women and girls lifesaving care, NGO says