Congo Fighting Flares Within Hours of Peace Deal Ceremony
Analysts say U.S. diplomacy paused escalation of fighting in eastern Congo but failed to resolve core issues. President Donald Trump at the signing ceremony of a peace deal with Rwandan leader Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP - Getty Images Fighting raged in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, a day after President Donald Trump hosted Congolese and Rwandan leaders in Washington to sign ne
NBC News
Dec 5
DR Congo and M23 rebels sign framework for peace in Qatar
Natasha Booty and BBC World Service Newsroom Congolese envoy Sumbu Sita Mambu shook hands with M23 secretary Benjamin Mbonimpa at the signing in Doha. AFP via Getty Images Rwandan-backed M23 rebels and the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a framework for peace in the east of the country. The ceremony was held in Qatar, which, along with the US and the African Union, has been trying to mediate an end to decades of conflict in the resource-rich region
BBC News
Dec 2
Rwanda-backed M23 militia massacres 300 in DR Congo
After Trump-backed peace deal, survivors recount M23 massacre in Eastern Congo The Washington Post August 20, 2025 By Katharine Houreld...
Ceasefire in doubt, Rwanda-backed rebels kill 300+ in Congo
© UNICEF/Roger LeMoyn | More than 300 people have been killed in fresh attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. (file photo)...
UN Press
Aug 8
DR Congo: Armed Group Massacres Dozens in Church
Killings in Ituri Province Highlight Need for Improved Army, UN Response The burial of people killed by the Allied Democratic Forces...
Human Rights Watch
Aug 7
DRc urges world to recognise 'Genocost' tied to decades of resource war
The Democratic Republic of Congo held a national day of remembrance this weekend for what it calls the “Genocost” – a term used to...
Will DR Congo-Rwanda deal bring peace?
From critical minerals to M23 and grassroots exclusion, experts weigh in on whether the US-brokered agreement can succeed. US President...
Al Jazeera
Jun 30
DR Congo: M23 Militia Forcibly Deports Refugees to Rwanda
Rwanda as Occupying Force May be Responsible for War Crimes Displaced people board a bus after undergoing checks at the border between...
Human Rights Watch
Jun 21
Special Report: Conflict Minerals in the DR Congo
By Grace Harris, Ebonie Kibalya, and Lea Gruber Genocide Watch Great Lakes Team A miner shows a bag containing coltan in the Democratic...
Genocide Watch
Jun 9
DR Congo: Rwanda-backed M23 Executed Civilians in Goma
Mass Killings in February Highlight Grave Risks to People in Occupied Areas M23 fighters at the Stade de l'Unité in Goma, Democratic...
Human Rights Watch
Jun 2
DRC: M23 Kill, Torture, and Hold Civilians Hostage
27 May 2025 Alexis Huguet/AFP via Getty Images The Rwandan-backed March 23 Movement (M23) has killed, tortured and forcibly disappeared...
Amnesty International
May 29
Spotlight Report: ARSF in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
ARSF's Efforts to Stop Genocide and War Crimes Against Congolese Women By the Genocide Watch DR Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi Team May 2025...
Genocide Watch
May 1
