FARDC Suspends Spokesperson Over Hate Speech Against Tutsi Community
Major General Sylvain Ekenge Mobusa Efomi, the spokesperson of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), has been suspended following a wave of national and international condemnation over discriminatory and hate-filled remarks targeting the Tutsi ethnic group. The suspension was confirmed on Monday by Jules Banza Mwilamwe, the FARDC Chief of…
Opinion: Museveni Wrong on Unification of Somaliland and Somalia
While meeting a special envoy from Somaliland, Dr. Jama Musse Jama, at State House Entebbe on Friday, President Yoweri Museveni said it is wrong for Somaliland to secede from Somalia, thereby offering himself to mediate in efforts to unify the two nations. As a Pan-Africanist and a person who has been at the forefront of…
DRC Gov’t: Civilians Forced to Protest against M23 Withdrawal from Uvira
The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has said civilians were forced to demonstrate following the withdrawal of the March 23 Movement (M23) and its coalition from Uvira city and surrounding areas in South Kivu province. M23 rebels announced on December 18, 2025, that they had withdrawn from Uvira and nearby areas…
FARDC: M23 Has Not Withdrawn From Uvira and Surrounding Areas
The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have not withdrawn from Uvira city and surrounding areas in South Kivu Province, according to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC). On December 18, 2025, M23 released photos and videos showing fighters leaving Uvira, claiming the move was in response to calls from the United…
M23/AFC Rebels Set Conditions for Withdrawal from Uvira City
The March 23 Movement, operating under the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23), has announced that it will unilaterally withdraw its fighters from Uvira city in South Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), but only under clearly defined conditions. Uvira and its surrounding areas fell under rebel control on December 10, 2025, following more than…
M23/AFC Ready to Hand Over Captured Burundian Soldiers
The March 23 Movement/Alliance Fleuve Congo (M23/AFC) has said it is ready to hand over Burundian soldiers captured as prisoners of war during the fall of Uvira city and surrounding areas in South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Uvira and neighboring areas fell to the rebels on December 10, 2025, after nearly one…
