Rwanda, the DRC, and the weaponisation of aid: A case of Western double standards
For decades, Western aid has been portrayed as a benevolent force, a catalyst for humanitarian relief and economic ...
The Africa Report16h
Eastern DRC: The impossible death toll of the battle for Goma
More than a month after rebels captured Goma, the capital of DRC’s North Kivu province, humanitarian workers dispute the UN’s ...
VOA Amharic10h
VOA60 Africa - DR Congo: M23 rebels set up their own administration in DRC's eastern territories
M23 rebels have set up their own administration and tax collection in the fertile, mineral-rich eastern territories seized in their recent operations, using the funds to support their war effort. The ...
The Star8d
Rwanda to Canada: Sanctions will not solve DRC crisis
In a statement responding to a directive suspending export license, Rwanda insisted that such measures will not solve the ...
Mongabay on MSN13d
EU parliament calls for end to Rwanda mineral pact over DRC conflict links
On Feb. 13, the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to suspend a cooperation agreement with Rwanda on a trio of minerals ...
News248d
Germany halts new aid to Rwanda over DRC conflict
Germany has halted new development aid to Rwanda and is reviewing its existing commitments in response to the African ...
EWN8d
Rwanda says Canadian sanctions over DRC conflict 'shameful'
The M23 armed group -- backed by thousands of Rwandan soldiers, according to UN experts -- has taken swathes of the eastern ...
Trump to name daughter’s father-in-law as DRC envoy as US eyes minerals
Massad Boulos, the father-in-law of Trump’s daughter Tiffany, is expected to clinch the key role, according to people ...
Responsible Statecraft on MSN2d
M23 & Rwanda are trying to redraw the map and it's all about to blow
Will offers of resource wealth to the US and other powers help bring militia violence to heel in the Democratic Republic of ...