Browsing: Central Africa

Seeing Donald Trump try and get his hands on Ukrainian minerals as payment for US support appears to have inspired the Congolese president. Félix Tshisekedi has…

Dogo Browny, a young rap sensation from the Democratic Republic of Congo, ignites a flame of patriotism with his latest track, encouraging them to rise above…

In a desperate move to counter the growing threat from the Rwanda- and Uganda-backed M23 militia, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi, has reached…

The Rwanda- and Uganda-backed M23 militia defied calls for a ceasefire from Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame,…

On 18 March, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame called for a ceasefire alongside Qatar after their first…

Rwanda and Belgium have just expelled each other’s diplomats tit for tat, as tensions between the two escalate over what Kigali claims are Brussels’ efforts to…

On 13 March, during a virtual summit, leaders from the 16-member Southern African Development Community (SADC) announced their plan to gradually withdraw military forces from the…

Women in conflict zones worldwide face gender-based violence, and Congolese women are no exception amidst the three-decade, Western-backed war over minerals. On International Working Women’s Day…

Slavery still exists in the US… in its prison-industrial complex, where inmates are forced to work for next-to-nothing in tough conditions, providing essentially free labour for…

Angola is trying to facilitate direct peace negotiations between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels. It’s formally invited both sides to peace…