Browsing: Central Africa

A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced 37 people, including some foreigners, to death – for an attempted coup on 19th May.…

Recently, the UK passed the Safety of Rwanda Bill. It declared the African country a safe place for asylum seekers to be sent while their asylum…

This illustration by Carlos Latuff vividly captures the crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rwanda and Uganda have played significant roles in destabilising the…

Brutal armed conflict has ravaged the eastern region of the Democratic of Congo since the late 1990s. Millions have been killed and displaced, with some blaming…

From Palestinian flags held high in Abuja to drums beating a thousand times for a ceasefire in Gaza, here’s our weekly photo dump Abuja, Nigeria -…

A video allegedly showing M23 soldiers walk in a file past a MONUSCO (UN) troop base in Rwindi, eastern DRC, has sparked anger online. MONUSCO has…

The M23 (March 23 Movement) is among over 100 armed rebel groups in the mineral-rich eastern DRC. However, the M23 is arguably the most significant threat…

Big tech companies are off the hook when it comes to buying cobalt mined by child labour in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). An American…

These pictures are a good example of public feeling over what’s happening in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The candlelight vigil was held in the…

President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)Felix Tshisekedi says he’s willing to meet his Rwandese counterpart, Paul Kagame. The potential convening of the neighbouring heads…