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Escalating border war in Africa tests a Biden administration already weighed down by global crises

KIGALI, Rwanda — The Biden administration is wading into one of the most complicated conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa: escalating violence along the border between Congo and Rwanda that has echoed in the wars, genocide and rapes that stalked the region in recent decades.

Los Angeles Times

US Secretary of State Blinken arrives in Rwanda to discuss tensions with DRC, human rights

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to hold talks with Rwandan President Paul Kagame amid calls from campaigners to pressure Kigali over its human rights record and alleged support of M23 rebels in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.

Radio France Internationale

US and DRC to work together on protection of rainforest and peatlands

Antony Blinken announces formal working group during Kinshasa visit, while voicing concerns over auction of oil and gas permits

The Guardian - UK

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Ahead of Rwanda visit, Blinken says US 'concerned' by reports of Rwandan support for DRC rebels

On the eve of his visit to Rwanda on Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said his country is “concerned” by “credible” reports that Rwanda is supporting rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

France 24

US Secretary of State Blinken visits DRC, Rwanda amid tensions over M23 rebels

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on the second leg of his three-nation African tour that began in South Africa at the weekend, and is due to wrap in Rwanda.

Radio France Internationale

Sexual exploitation by UN peacekeepers in DRC: fatherless children speak for first time about the pain of being abandoned

My father left my mother while she was pregnant – she gave birth when he had already left. People call me “daughter of a bitch”. They disturb and hurt me so much. They say they will chase me because I am a foreigner. I am suffering.

The Conversation

Is there really a paradigm shift in US/Africa relations? Why the answer seems to be yes

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s whirlwind visit to three African countries is the second in less than 12 months.

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Rwanda and DRC's turbulent past continues to fuel their torrid relationship

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) make for very unhappy neighbours. Both sides claim the other is set on bringing down their government, and violating past agreements and international norms.

The Conversation

Death toll reaches 36 in eastern DRC as protesters turn on UN peacekeepers

With elections due next year, analysts fear political motives could be driving the rising violence and tensions in the region

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda backing M23 rebels in DRC: UN experts

A UN group of experts finds ‘solid evidence’ that Kigali is supporting M23 fighters despite repeated denials.

Al Jazeera

Kenyan elections: Five reasons to care about the vote

Kenya, one of Africa’s largest economies, is also seen as one of its healthiest democracies, making the polls crucial.

Al Jazeera

DRC expels Monusco spokesman over deadly anti-UN protests in eastern Kivu provinces

Kinshasa has asked the UN peacekeeping mission, Monusco, to withdraw spokesman Mathias Gillman over "indelicate and inappropriate remarks" he made in the wake of deadly mass protests in the eastern DRC, in which at least 36 people have died.

Radio France Internationale

The US and Rwanda: how the relationship has evolved since the 1994 genocide

One of the primary points of discussion between Antony Blinken and Rwandan president Paul Kagame in the US secretary of state’s upcoming visit to Kigali will be the renewed tensions between Rwanda and its neighbours, particularly the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The Conversation

Change of guard in Kenya: the 5 reasons neighbours watch every step

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta – whose final term in office ends after the 9 August polls – has been a key figure in east Africa. Over the last nine years, he has tried to create markets and address issues like peace, malaria and climate change. Within the East African Community,…

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The UN is under attack in eastern Congo. But DRC elites are also to blame for the violence

Demonstrators in the volatile eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have called for the immediate withdrawal of the United Nations peacekeeping mission. Recent protests in Butembo-Beni, Goma, Bukavu and Uvira turned into deadly attacks against the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the…

The Independent UK

Oil block auction in DRC punctures Africa's climate goals

Sections of a renowned peatland tropical forest in the Congo Basin that plays a crucial role in Africa’s climate system go up for oil and gas auction in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday

The Conversation

Belgium is reviewing its colonial past in the DRC: it's a sensitive but necessary process

The year 2022 is shaping up to be a critical period for the troubled relationship between Kinshasa and Brussels.

The Conversation

How conflicts intertwined over time and destabilised the DRC – and the region

The conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the deadliest the world has ever witnessed. One report estimates the death toll at 5.4 million while a more conservative count puts it at one million dead. Much of the conflict is centred in North Kivu and…

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Al Jazeera

Rights group concerned about Burundi’s ‘secret’ mission in DRC

Burundi has been sending troops and civilians into DRC to fight Burundian opposition armed groups in secret mission.

Al Jazeera

At least 15 killed as anti-UN protests spread in eastern DR Congo

UN chief says attacks any UN peacekeepers may constitute a war crime, after three members of UN forces killed.

Radio France Internationale

DRC to auction oil drilling rights in rainforest region despite protests from Greenpeace Africa

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says it will start auctioning off rights next week to enable drilling for oil in more than two dozen areas, including a rainforest region that green action groups say should be protected.

The Guardian - UK

DRC to auction oil and gas permits in endangered gorilla habitat

Sale calls into question protection deal signed at Cop26 as expert warns Congo auction could be a catastrophe for wildlife, health and climate

The Guardian - UK

‘In 10 years, we might not have forests’: DRC struggles to halt charcoal trade – a photo essay

Projects involving the Batwa and other marginalised communities offer alternative fuel and income, but can only ever be a small part of a wider drive to stop deforestation

The Guardian - UK

‘It shouldn’t be happening again’: M23 rebels return to wreak havoc in DRC

Ten years ago, M23 rebels forced thousands from their homes in North Kivu until they were defeated. But now they are back

The National (Scotland)

David Pratt: The latest from Japan, DRC, Afghanistan and Nicaragua

TODAY Japan goes to the polls in a parliamentary election. It does so, however, in the shadow of the killing on Friday of former prime minister…

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