DRC and M23 rebels eye peace monitoring agreement in Switzerland
The latest negotiations come as clashes spill into the South Kivu highlands, with civilians ‘caught in the middle’.

The latest negotiations come as clashes spill into the South Kivu highlands, with civilians ‘caught in the middle’.








UN said one of its staff members and two other people were killed, after M23 rebels said a ‘combat drone’ hit the city.
Congo’s Mines Ministry said about 70 children were among the victims.
Kinshasa welcomed the sanctions while Kigali said the US move ‘unjustly’ targets Rwanda.
A local governor says authorities found two mass graves in the outskirts of the eastern city of Uvira.
More than 90,000 Congolese fled across the border after M23 stormed in and took control of Uvira nearly 3 months ago.

Heads of state are arriving in Addis Ababa for the 2026 African Union Summit, with a water-focused theme centred on clim

A Congolese miner told Al Jazeera he saw his friends around him die as the mine they were working in collapsed.
In mineral-rich Rubaya, source of most of the world’s coltan, miners suffer poverty and dangerous working conditions.
As officials meet in Washington to discuss critical minerals, many in DRC fear their country will gain little.
The mine has been under the control of the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group since 2024.