Retired Lieutenant General Sikatenda Shabani, former fighting companion of Laurent-Désiré Kabila in the Fizi-Baraka maquis, in South Kivu, died recently, after a very short hospitalization at the Tshatshi military camp, after having been in a coma at the Ndolo military prison where he had been detained for eight months without benefiting from appropriate care. He […]

May 8, 2024 Africa Museum, Tervuren Program Lieu : Africamuseum Tervuren Salle MR 1 – Bâtiment blanc où se trouve l’accueil du musée This Forum aims to provide a place for the exchange of knowledge and experiences between researchers on Angola and the DR Congo and establish a collaborative pool of researchers dedicated to both […]

This Forum aims to provide a place for the exchange of knowledge and experiences between researchers on Angola and the DR Congo and establish a collaborative pool of researchers dedicated to both countries.

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will, reports have it, face an M23 rebel grouping with high-tech armament at its disposal. M23 is an abbreviation of the March 23 Movement (Mouvement du 23 mars in French) also known as the Congolese Revolutionary Army and comprising mostly Tutsis. […]

CALL FOR PAPERS RESEARCH FORUM ABOUT DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO AND ANGOLA 8 MAY 2024 AFRICA MUSEUM, TERVUREN, BELGIUM The aim of the Forum is to hold a meeting of academics and researchers dedicated to DR Congo and Angola, discussing issues of common interest such as historical aspects of the relationship between Congo and Angola, […]

DRC / ANR: Doctor-Colonel-Lusadusu-Nkiambi Wansadio to the rescue! A cardiologist, colonel of the former Zairian Armed Forces, he has been the new general administrator of the National Intelligence Agency since last August. Its mission: to give new impetus to the organization and functioning of the ANR to make it an institution serving the country and […]

The Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, has carried out an unprecedented restructuring of the command of the Rwandan Defence Force (RDF). As part of this reshuffle, he has also dismissed over 200 military personnel, including senior and general officers. He has sacked his Minister of Defense and the Army Chief, immediately replacing them. So far, the […]

Rebels from the M23 armed group have pulled back from some of the areas they occupied in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as part of a regional ceasefire initiative supposed to halt a conflict that has displaced nearly a million people.

ADF STAFF. Addressing violent extremism requires militaries to share what they know and coordinate action with their allies.

After delivering a speech on France’s African policy, the French President embarked on an African tour, primarily visiting countries in Central Africa, namely Gabon, Angola, the Republic of Congo, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. These four countries are members of ECCAS[1]. Since taking office, President Macron has been committed to defining a new partnership […]

A delegation of the Chinese aeronautics company Catic accompanied by officers of the People’s Liberation Army is now in Kinshasa to offer combat aircraft to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Associated Press Agency (APA) reported on Thursday. The purpose of the trip to Kinshasa is to propose to the Congolese presidency the acquisition […]

Since the launch of the state of siege in the two provinces of North Kivu and Ituri in May 2021, the security situation has further deteriorated to the point that the army and security forces have quickly lost control of the situation. More than six months after the capture of the town of Bunagana by […]

Few weeks ago, Felix Tshisekedi’s confidant, Fortunat Biselele aka “Befort”, briefly appeared in a video by Tshisekedi’s new spin doctor, Cameroonian Alain Foka (I’ll come back to him in a next article). A week later he was unceremoniously fired, then jailed for treason. As I write, Bifort is still in jail. In the cameo, poor […]

Abuses by M23, Militias Aided by Congolese Army Foment Ethnic Violence in North Kivu (Goma) – The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has committed summary executions and forced recruitment of civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch said today. The Congolese army is responding to the M23’s offensive by collaborating with ethnic militias […]

Located in the heart of Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is riddled in the East by the presence of rebel groups on its territory, from within but also neighboring countries, leading to armed clashes, human rights violations and internal displacements. This has led the region down a never-ending spiral of instability and the conflict has been dubbed a “forever war”. The past year has seen renewed violence by a number of national and regional armed (non) state actors, spurring increased regional turbulence. What are the key factors and who are the main actors behind this latest round of instability and violence? And is history really repeating itself? Erik Kennes and Nina Wilén from Egmont Institute’s Africa Program tackle this topic for the final piece of our Unresolved Crises series.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent shock waves round the world. As our look ahead to 2023 shows, several other crises loom as well.

Britain’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda has got the go-ahead just as the African country edges towards ‘pariah state’ territory

President Joe Biden this week will host heads of state for the second U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit, eight years after the first, convened under the Obama administration. Former president Trump did not engage with the continent, aside from casually hurling racist insults at African nations and cozying up to his ”favorite dictators.” So, while this high-level […]

What you need to know: While Uganda’s overtures in DR Congo seem to have run into the ground, Kenya is taking advantage to lead the process of restoring peace in DRC and tap economic opportunities, and the politicians in Nairobi haven’t shied away from it, Derrick Kiyonga writes. When it comes to solving the havoc […]

Fighting between the Democratic Republic of Congo’s national army and the rebel group M23 has displaced thousands of people in the eastern border city of Goma. Formed 10 years ago, the Rwanda-backed Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23) soon made its first mark when it briefly occupied Goma, a city of 1 million today. An African-led […]

On 9 September 2022, a spokesperson for
Benin’s President Patrice Talon announced
that the country was seeking logistical
and military assistance from Rwanda
for its conflict with jihadists operating
in the northern region.

First published at www.crisisgroup.org East African leaders have agreed to assemble troops to combat armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The Congolese authorities have announced the first troop deployment, but obstacles remain. Crisis Group expert Nelleke van de Walle explains the plan and its risks. What is happening? The seven member states […]

First published at www.dw.com The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Africa did not achieve much in finding a solution to thorny relations between Rwanda and Congo. But his high-profile trip was probably not completely in vain. While in Congo’s capital Kinshasa, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken chose cautionary words to set the […]

First published at theconversation.com One of the primary points of discussion between Antony Blinken and Rwandan president Paul Kagame in the US secretary of state’s upcoming visit to Kigali will be the renewed tensions between Rwanda and its neighbours, particularly the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to a US state department statement, Blinken’s visit […]