The conflict has persisted despite a peace deal signed by DR Congo and Rwanda in December.

Angola’s President João Lourenço proposed a ceasefire to begin on February 18, and the Congolese government accepted the principle of a ceasefire linked to a freeze of positions (Africanews, 2026).

For more than two decades, the crisis in eastern DR Congo has defied countless peace agreements, military operations, and diplomatic initiatives. Today, as violence resurges in South Kivu, North Kivu, ...

In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, government forces supported by militia groups are engaged in fierce fighting with M23 rebels backed by neighboring Rwanda. It is a battle for territory, for ...

For decades, eastern DR Congo has been described as a tragic battlefield, a region where civilians are caught between armed groups, regional powers, and international peacekeeping missions. Yet ...