"The DRC and AFC/M23 (the parties) agreed on the critical importance of ensuring life-saving humanitarian assistance for the people of eastern DRC," a statement issued Sunday by both sides - mediators ...
Appointed head of MONUSCO on 5 March, James Swan arrived in Goma to meet with leaders of the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC)/M23 rebellion. The visit carries significant symbolic weight at a time when the ...
The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) said Tuesday that it repatriated 34 Rwandans, including 15 ex-combatants from the Democratic Forces ...
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and M23 rebels are holding talks in Switzerland, the latest effort to curb deadly fighting that has persisted despite a December peace accord. The new round ...
Security officials say CODECO militia groups carried out the attack in Ituri province.
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr Ewelina U Ochab is a Forbes contributor, lawyer, and author. Feb 02, 2025, 05:28am EST [Graphic content] Members of the ...
MONUSCO head James Swan speaks on his arrival in Goma, DR Congo, 24 April 2026 ...
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebel delegates were meeting in Geneva on Tuesday to try to end a war that has devastated the east of the country, as fighting shifts into ...
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Lessons From Genocide and Sanctions to Rwandans

In our previous two articles, we reflected on the reasons why major powers that could have stopped the 1994 genocide against Tutsi did not do so. In this piece, I show why those same reasons are ...
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Congo River Alliance rebel coalition made progress on a protocol on humanitarian access, judicial protection, ceasefire oversight and the ...
Deadly wave: MONUSCO reports dozens killed in recent days across eastern DRC, with civilians targeted in Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu. Militant role: ADF militants, aligned with Islamic State, ...
The AFC/M23 rebels are disappointed that their good-faith unilateral withdrawal from Uvira city has not brought any meaningful peace there. The rebels leadership told  James Swan, Special ...