Sources: Reuters
Angola, Namibia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo agree to take back foreign offenders and illegal migrants from the United Kingdom after Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood threatened them with visa penalties. Around 3,000 people are expected to be returned following the deal. 2026-02-5
Angola confirms that peace talks between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Rwandan-backed March 23 Movement will begin on 18 March, after the DRC previously insisted on solely negotiating with Rwanda. 2025-03-12
Angola announces it will mediate peace talks between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Rwanda-backed rebel group March 23 Movement (M23), following a visit by Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi to discuss a potential peace process with Angolan president João Lourenço. 2025-03-11
Angolan President João Lourenço announces that the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda have agreed to a ceasefire following Angola-mediated talks. 2024-07-30
A United Nations report formally accuses the Ugandan military of providing support to the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. However, Uganda denies the claims. The report also claims that between 3,000 to 4,000 Rwandan soldiers are fighting alongside the M23 rebels. 2024-07-8
Angola announces that it will deploy troops to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, following the failure of a ceasefire between government forces and M23 rebels in North Kivu. 2023-03-10
Six people are killed after a diamond mine collapsed in Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2022-06-7
Twelve people are dead and 4,500 are sick in the Democratic Republic of the Congo following a toxic leak from a massive diamond mine in Angola. 2021-09-2
Angola becomes the first modern country to outlaw Islam, along with other religions unapproved by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. Mosques are being destroyed. 2013-11-24
The United Nations says that more than 650 women and children have been detained, tortured and sexually abused during mass evictions from Angola to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2010-11-6