HISTORICAL FACTS: 25 - Caught on Camera

Rwanda's Kagame unsure whether peace deal with Congo will hold

Rwandan President Paul Kagame said on Friday he was unsure whether a U.S.-brokered peace deal would hold with Democratic Republic of Congo and warned he would respond to any "tricks"from his neighbour.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 5, 2025

UN experts say Rwanda supported rebels in Congo and smuggled minerals at ‘unprecedented levels’

A United Nations report says Rwanda provided critical support to the M23 rebels who seized key cities earlier this year in Congo

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2025

Turning point or pointless turn: Will DR Congo-Rwanda deal bring peace?

From critical minerals to M23 and grassroots exclusion, experts weigh in on whether the US-brokered deal can succeed.

Al Jazeera · Jul 1, 2025

DR Congo and Rwanda sign peace deal in Washington to end decades-long conflict

It is hoped that the US-brokered agreement will end decades of violence in DRC's mineral-rich east.

Euronews · Jun 27, 2025

Congo and Rwanda sign a US-mediated peace deal aimed at ending decades of bloody conflict

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have signed a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decadeslong deadly fighting in eastern Congo

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2025

DR Congo and Rwanda on brink of historic US-brokered peace deal

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda plan to sign a landmark truce agreement in Washington on Friday, marking a potential turning point after decades of conflict in eastern Congo. The US-brokered deal aims to halt hostilities and pave the way for deeper economic cooperation between the two neighbours.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 27, 2025

UN aid chief warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in rebel-held eastern Congo

The United Nations’ humanitarian chief is urging more global support for displaced people in eastern Congo

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2025

DR Congo extends cobalt export ban by three months

The Democratic Republic of Congo has extended by three months a ban on exports of cobalt in a bid to curb oversupply of the electric vehicle battery material, the country's regulatory agency has said.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 22, 2025

65 years on, Belgium edges closer to trial over Lumumba’s assassination

Sixty-five years after the 1961 assassination of Patrice Lumumba, a key figure in the Congolese independence movement, the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office hopes that a trial may finally take place – possibly in 2026 – as part of the investigation into “war crimes” opened in Belgium, the former colonial power.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 22, 2025

UN: Violence against children in conflict reached 'unprecedented levels' in 2024, with Gaza worst

Violence against children caught in multiple and escalating conflicts reached “unprecedented levels” last year, with the highest number of violations in Gaza and the West Bank, Congo, Somalia, Nigeria and Haiti, according to a new United Nations report

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2025