Goma — The Congo River Alliance, also known as AFC/M23, has accused the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of violating a recently declared unilateral ceasefire, alleging continued military attacks against its positions and civilian areas in eastern Congo. In a statement released on Friday by Lawrence Kanyuka, the group’s spokesperson, the AFC/M23…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Deputy Chief of Defence Intelligence Brig Gen Rugumayo Abdul has warned Ugandans not to take the country’s 40 years of uninterrupted peace for granted, saying carelessness could put national security and peace to an end. “As I relate to this year’s theme, “Protecting the Gains of the Revolution’, we…
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed deep concern over the rapidly deteriorating security situation in the Great Lakes region, urging all parties involved to show maximum restraint and return to dialogue. In a statement released on Thursday, the Chairperson cited escalating tensions in…
By BBC Rebel forces have entered the last government-held city in mineral-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in an offensive that has forced thousands to flee across the border into Burundi, residents say. Heavy artillery and gunfire could be heard in Uvira, with terrified residents describing the situation as chaotic. The escalation in fighting comes…
Washington, D.C. — Former President Uhuru Kenyatta, on the 5th of December, joined President Évariste Ndayishimiye (Burundi) and President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço (Angola) at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington, D.C., USA, to witness the signing of the Washington Accords for Peace between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)….