The meeting, which was mediated by the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, was their first direct talks since the M23 rebels seized two major cities in eastern DRC. The African Union urged all ...

The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) is at liberty to get back to the streets and deal with protesters if need be. Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya on Wednesday told the Senate that the gazette ...

The M23 rebels took control of the North Kivu mining town a day after Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame called for an ‘immediate and unconditional’ ceasefire. Here is a map and breakdown of the M23’s ...

Defence CS Soipan Tuya told the Senate that the gazette notice signed by her predecessor Aden Duale, deploying KDF to the streets on July 24, 2024, was still in force due to a pending court case.

The minister cited a case sometime last year where a full recruitment notice was published with all the logos of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and the ministry, but no recruitment took place. To ...

Years of war between the Congolese armed forces and over one hundred militia groups have transfigured the DRC into an ugly and bloodied battlefield. By all accounts, the current President of the ...

On 13 March, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) announced the termination and phased withdrawal of its military deployment in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This ...

Aerial view of forest areas and agricultural plots in the DRC. Photo: World Bank Initiatives in agroforestry, clean energy, and community-driven forest management have reached more than 421,000 people ...

Uganda has played a particularly complex role. In 2021, it launched Operation Shujaa, deploying troops with the DRC's consent to Ituri and North Kivu provinces ostensibly to clear the area of the ...

Amnesty International raised concerns on Tuesday regarding the ongoing human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Since the Rwandan-backed rebel group, M23, captured the city of ...

Tuya was addressing the modalities of KDF involvement in internal security operations at the Senate Plenary where she had appeared on Wednesday. The Defence CS cited Article 241 (3) (b ...

“I saw a very curious statement from your ministry dated March 17 regarding the circumstances of the deployment of the KDF in July 2024. As you know, I am a firm believer in the freedom of the media, ...