2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (290+ words) DAKAR, Aug 24 (Reuters) – A mission to observe implementation of a ceasefire between Congolese forces and Rwandan-backed rebels began on Monday in eastern Congo, the first ​field deployment under a monitoring mechanism established by ‌a Qatari-mediated peace deal signed last year....

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (281+ words) Aug 20 (Reuters) – The AFC/M23 rebel alliance in Democratic Republic of Congo, which has highlighted its ability to tackle the spread of Ebola in territory ​it controls, has said it will impose new restrictions ‌on people’s movements to and from Ebola-affected…...

4+ week, 13+ hour ago   (313+ words) DAKAR, July 29 (Reuters) – Congo said on Tuesday a Rwandan armed group operating in eastern Congo had signed a protocol committing to disarmament, but Rwanda rejected the move ​as inconsistent with a U.S.-brokered peace agreement between the ‌two countries. • Congo’s…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (246+ words) DAKAR, July 28 (Reuters) – Thousands of people rallied in the eastern Congolese cities of Goma and Bukavu on Tuesday to protest against ​proposed constitutional changes that could pave the ‌way for President Felix Tshisekedi to run for a third term. • Goma…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (873+ words) MEMBER-EXCLUSIVE 8/6 LIVESTREAM ON BUILDING UNITY ACROSS DIVIDES In the long shadow of COVID-19, the world once again knows what plague is like. Amid lockdowns and isolation, those years planted seeds of suspicion and fear: of other countries’ choices, of whether…...