US-brokered agreement will prolong the conflict, analysts say NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | The peace agreement signed ...

There is no simple recipe for a good peace agreement, but research shows that four elements are important: a serious commitment from the parties, precise wording, clear timelines and strong ...

Unlike earlier efforts that focused purely on political dialogue, the US brought in leverage, both carrot and stick.

I must say, when I first saw the words "Visit Congo" I thought they were talking about the other Congo, Congo Brazzaville. I honestly couldn't fathom that it was in reference to Felix Tshisekedi's DR ...

The US-backed peace deal between the governments of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo has received global support, ...

Six months after closing key border crossings due to rebel advances, Uganda has reopened its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The move comes after the seizure of Goma by the M23 ...

Recent efforts to resolve the M23 crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have taken a new turn. After the breakdown of the Angola-led Luanda talks in mid-December 2024, a joint East ...

Somalia is steadily reestablishing its role on the regional and international stage, marked by a surge in high-level ...

On July 2, 2025, from the ghostly corridors of impunity in eastern DRCongo, the self-styled "Acting President of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR)," Lieutenant General Victor ...

For months, the capital of Tanganyika, a province bordering South Kivu, feared the arrival of M23 rebels and their Rwandan ...

The UN Security Council (UNSC) welcomed the peace agreement signed between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the ...

The Rwandan Embassy in Egypt—also accredited to Algeria, Libya, and Oman—hosted a reception in Cairo on 11 July to ...