Browsing: DRC

Malawi has banned mineral exports to boost transparency and reclaim lost revenues, following the steps of African states like Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. This move marks…

The UK has unleashed sanctions on Rwanda – and says there’ll be more to follow if Kigali doesn’t get its troops out of eastern DR Congo.…

On 21 February, Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi sent an emissary to Bamako, Mali, to deliver a message to President Assimi Goïta. Goïta (@GoitaAssimi on X) and…

The world might be on the brink of discovering the next Kendrick Lamar. Dogo Browny, a groundbreaking 13-year-old rap talent from the Democratic Republic of the…

The ongoing crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) isn’t an abstract event but an assault on the land’s custodians, who have paid the…

Rwanda has expressed strong discontent over recent US sanctions imposed on State Minister James Kabarebe. The US accuses him of contributing to the Western-backed, three-decade-long war…

From covert CIA operations and backing corrupt leaders, to sponsoring proxy wars and controlling global-supply chains for strategic minerals – our Facts of the Week showcase…

S*xual violence against children has dramatically increased in the war-torn eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as reported by the United Nations…

Rwanda has turned its back on a $99-million aid programme with Belgium – accusing the latter of blackmail. Kigali alleges that Brussels – together with the…

An unsettling silence envelops Rwanda. Kigali is complicit in the mineral war that’s tearing the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo apart. The UN says Kigali has…