By Agencies LUSAKA — Defence ministers from Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), Burundi, Uganda and Tanzania are expected to meet in Zambia on October 18 to discuss joint efforts to address armed groups operating in the Great Lakes region. The meeting will focus on guidelines for disarming and reintegrating fighters from foreign armed […]
By Amos KhaembaFormer Congolese President Joseph Kabila was named leader of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), a new rebel coalition in DR CongoThe FRN announced it would pursue its goal of ending what it called ‘tyranny’ by all means, including forceM23 rebel leader Sultani Makenga was named as one of Kabila’s four […]
CAPTION: Blackwater founder Erik Prince boards a van recently. (File photo). By AgencyThe forces of US private security contractor Erik Prince suffered major battlefield losses in DR Congo last month, a new report found, calling into question his controversial firm’s actions in the country.Prince, employees of whose previous company Blackwater carried out a civilian massacre in […]
CAPTION: Health CS Aden Duale during a summit on September 28, 2026. /HANDOUT By Nanct AgutuNAIROBI – Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has said Kenya does not have an Ebola outbreak, describing the reported case as an imported incident involving a patient who travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.Speaking on NTV’s Fixing the Nation on Wednesday, Duale […]
CAPTION: Some of the caputed members of the FDLR being paraded recently. (File Photo). By Our reporterNEW YORK – Rwanda has demanded accountability over the failure of Kinshasa to fulfil its commitments under the Washington Accords, particularly the neutralisation of the FDLR and the end of cooperation between the militia and Congolese forces.The FDLR is a militia formed […]
CAPTION: Belgium’s Maxime (L) with his Rwandan counterpart, Nduhungirehe in New York on Tuesday By AgencyNEW YORK – Belgium and Rwanda have agreed to restore diplomatic relations, 18 months after a dispute over the war in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo led them to expel each other’s diplomats and close their embassies.In a joint statement dated […]
By AgencyKINSHASHA – DR Congo could face a frustrating return to home soil. With the Leopards set to play in Kinshasa in just a few days as they begin their 2027 AFCON qualifying campaign, their clash against Equatorial Guinea could take place without supporters due to the current status of the Stade des Martyrs.DR Congo’s […]