Rwanda: Rwanda Accuses Canada of 'Blatantly Ignoring' Security Concerns - Statement

Nile Post

Rwanda's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned Canada's recent statement on the ongoing conflict in eastern DR Congo, accusing the North American country of… Read more »

Congo-Brazzaville: Madagascar and Congo-Brazzaville Team Up to Protect Vanishing Forests

RFI

Congo-Brazzaville and Madagascar are combining efforts to protect their primary forests, which support rich ecosystems and rare wildlife but face increasing threats from… Read more »

Congo-Brazzaville: Rebel Movement M23 Is Said to Be Responsible for the Attack in Bukavu

Agenzia Fides

"According to credible witnesses, the two explosions that hit the crowd in Bukavu are attributable to the M23," a local source from the capital of the Congolese province of South… Read more »

Central Africa: Brazzaville Hosts a Key Ministerial Meeting On Durable Solutions for Forcibly Displaced Central Africans

UNHCR

The governments of the signatory countries of the Yaoundé Declaration and the European Union met in Brazzaville last Friday for the second ministerial meeting of the… Read more »

Rwanda: M23 Demands Withdrawal of Burundian Forces From Congolese Territory

New Times

The M23, in a communique issued on Saturday, February 15, demanded the immediate withdrawal of Burundian forces from DR Congo territory, saying their presence is "unjustified." Read more »

Africa: The Minerals Beneath Africa's Soil Are The Building Blocks of a Brighter Future [guest column]

allAfrica

Writing about the minerals beneath Africa's soil often feels like unpacking a suitcase of clichés. We've all read the tired tropes: "land of contrasts", "resource curse",… Read more »

Congo-Brazzaville: Soundtrack to a Coup d'État - Neocolonialism and Resistance [interview]

People's Dispatch

Director Johan Grimonprez discusses Soundtrack to a Coup d'État, his powerful exploration of Congo's decolonization struggle, in conversation with Peter Mertens, Belgian… Read more »