Sources: Reuters
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
Twenty-two people are killed by floods in Kasaï-Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Several houses and structures are damaged, with a major road being cut off. 2023-12-26
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
Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Indonesia, the three countries with the largest tropical forest area, propose a trilateral alliance to collaborate on forest protection. 2022-11-14
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
The Democratic Republic of the Congo enacts a "state of siege" over the provinces of Kivu and Ituri for 30 days. During this time, both provinces will be placed under military rule. The provincial governments and entities of these provinces will either be replaced by offices of the FARDC or by the national police. Civil jurisdictions will also be replaced by military jurisdictions. 2021-05-6
Two UN officials with MONUSCO—an American and a Swede—are among six people kidnapped near the village of Ngombe in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Kasaï-Central province. Congolese officials have not identified the kidnappers nor has any group claimed responsibility. 2017-03-13
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