Cobalt Surge: Congo’s Export Curbs Ignite Global Supply Shock

Cobalt prices are soaring once again, reaching their highest level since 2022, as fresh export restrictions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) threaten to choke global supply. The African nation, which produces roughly three-quarters of...

Rwanda and DRC: A Tale of Two Nations and One Question of Discipline

18 Now that European mercenaries, South Africans, and Burundians have been pushed out of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) armed conflict — defeated not by sheer numbers but by the high level of discipline the M23/AFC rebels have shown in...

Zimbabwe stands tall at the 47th CAF Congress in Kinshasa

Inside ZIFA with Nqobile Magwizi The heartbeat of African football echoed across Kinshasa last week as the 47th CAF Ordinary General Assembly gathered the continent’s football leaders, legends, and partners under one roof. It was more than a...

Congo and Rwanda postpone US-backed economic deal signing in setback for peace process

Congo and Rwanda stall signing of US-brokered Regional Economic Integration Framework, delaying Trump’s push for peace and Western investment in eastern Congo. Read here The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda will not sign the expected...

Congo and Rwanda delay economic deal in setback for US peace efforts

WASHINGTON/DAKAR/PARIS: Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda will not sign an economic framework this week as expected, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday, in another stumbling block for the Trump administration’s...

Congo, Rwanda will not sign economic deal this week in setback for peace process

By Daphne Psaledakis, Jessica Donati and Sonia Rolley WASHINGTON/DAKAR/PARIS (Reuters) -Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda will not sign an economic framework this week as expected, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on...

Why a Military “Neutralization” of the FDLR Is a Dangerous Illusion

When the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda signed the Washington Peace Agreement in June 2025 under U.S. auspices, many hailed it as a diplomatic breakthrough — the first framework in decades placing American leadership at the heart of Great...

Congo pushes back against U.S. pressure on critical minerals {Business Africa}

The Democratic Republic of Congo holds the world’s largest reserves of cobalt, a mineral vital for electric vehicle batteries and clean energy technologies. But Kinshasa is sending a clear message: it will no longer be a passive supplier of raw...

Accountability or Instability: What Does Joseph Kabila’s Death Sentence Mean for DRC?

Smoke still hangs over the streets of Goma, where shattered homes and abandoned marketplaces tell the story of a city under siege. Millions have fled the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo this year, victims of relentless...

CAF 2nd Vice-President Kurt Okraku hails successful 47th CAF General Assembly in Kinshasa

CAF 2nd Vice-President Kurt Edwin Simeon Okraku has hailed the successful 47th General Assembly of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) held in Kinshasa, the vibrant capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Over the course of five...

The key to saving potato cultivation amid climate disruption in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

CAPSA Luotu seed potato repository. Image by GreenAfia GreenAfia first published this article on September 10, 2025. Global Voices republished the article as part of a media partnership agreement. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),...

IAEA and OPEC Fund Conduct Technical Visit to Expand Cancer Services in the DRC

The IAEA and the OPEC Fund for International Development completed a joint technical mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last week to review an investment plan to support the establishment of the country’s first radiotherapy...

flyCAA Bets on Converted Airbus A321 to Boost Congo’s Air Freight Capacity

Compagnie Africaine d’Aviation (flyCAA), a Kinshasa-based carrier in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has taken delivery of Africa’s first Airbus A321P2F (Passenger-to-Freighter) aircraft. The aircraft, a 1998-built Airbus A321...

In DR Congo, M23 militia takes root as diplomacy stalls

While a peace deal is proving slow to take effect on the ground, the M23 armed group is consolidating its political and economic hold on the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It has begun recruiting officials and imposing taxes, as well...

M23 Militia Strengthen Political & Economic Control Over Mineral Rich DR Congo As Diplomacy Stalls

Although a peace agreement is struggling to take hold on the ground, the M23 armed group is strengthening its political and economic control over eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The group is actively appointing officials, collecting...

Ebola outbreak in southern Congo shows signs of containment with no new cases, WHO reports

DAKAR – An Ebola outbreak that has plagued southern Congo in recent weeks is starting to be contained, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, with no new cases reported since the U.N. health agency's last update on Oct. 1. “As of Oct. 5,...

Trump’s peace hopes for Rwanda-Congo face threats

President Trump’s top officials are raising alarm that violence on the ground in eastern Congo is outpacing U.S. efforts to implement a peace deal to end 30 years of conflict between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. The warnings from...

Kigali puzzled as Kinshasa backs out of US-mediated regional economic pact

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 5 — Rwanda has accused Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi of halting at the last minute the signing of a key Regional Economic Integration Framework (REIF), citing fears of domestic political...

Why Kabila’s conviction could muddle the search for peace in eastern Congo

Joseph Kabila ruled the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for 18 years, during which he suspended the death sentence in the country. But now, he faces the hangman’s noose, convicted of murder, war crimes, rape, treason, conspiracy against the...

Biographical facts on New Service Chiefs

General Olufemi Oluyede, the new Chief of Defence Staff, top left; Major-General W. Shaibu, Chief of Army Staff: Air Vice Marshal S.K. Aneke, Chief of Air Staff; and Rear Admiral I. Abbas assumes office as Chief of Naval Staff MAJOR GENERAL WAIDI...