The Economist

Donald Trump has not ended conflict between Congo and Rwanda

A s far as Donald Trump was concerned, it was a day of peacemaking in Washington, DC. On December 4th he hosted the leaders ...

Congo and Rwanda to sign symbolic peace deal in Washington as fighting rages

A long-awaited U.S.-brokered peace deal between DR Congo and Rwanda will be signed in Washington on Thursday — but the reality on the ground tells a different story.

Rwanda-backed M23 offensive in Congo’s South Kivu kills over 400 civilians

More than 400 civilians have been killed since the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group escalated its offensive in eastern Congo, ...

US accuses Rwanda of fueling war as fighting in eastern DR Congo intensifies despite Trump-brokered peace deal

The United States accused Rwanda on Friday of fueling instability and war as a Rwanda-backed advance of the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo threatens to derail US President ...

Fear grips Congo’s Uvira as M23 rebels take control, displacing 200,000

A climate of fear has gripped Uvira, a strategic city in eastern Congo, after it fell to the Rwanda-backed M23 group.

Trump hosts the leaders of Congo and Rwanda to sign a key deal for peace in eastern Congo

U.S. President Donald Trump will host the Congolese and Rwandan presidents for a deal-signing aimed at securing peace in ...