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The Houthis’ Spectacular Advance in Yemen: A Growing Threat to International Maritime Traffic
16 September 2026 · 5 min read
One dead and several injured during protest by the C64 opposition coalition.
Once again, President Tshisekedi has resorted to the UDPS militia 'Force du Progrès' composed largely of members of his own tribe to crack down on the protest and attack opponents with machetes.
16 September 2026 · 5 min read
Burundi’s Deaf Ear: Regime Turns a Blind Eye to Nationals Stranded in Kenya
Most Burundians currently in Kenya fled extreme poverty in Burundi resulting from poor governance at the helm of this East African Great Lakes nation.
15 September 2026 · 5 min read
15 September 2026: High security in Kinshasa ahead of parliament's return
15 September 2026 · 5 min read
AFC/M23 Political Leadership Pays Final Tribute to Cimpunda Fire Victims in Bukavu
15 September 2026 · 5 min read
Ebola virus: the DRC is not out of the woods yet
14 September 2026 · 5 min read
Politics
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What if the AFC/M23 showed the same courage and determination as Yemen's Houthis?
12 September 2026 · 5 min read
Félix Tshisekedi's vendetta against the Swahili-speaking populations of eastern DRC
12 September 2026 · 5 min read
Rwanda: Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza The goddess in the service of evil
11 September 2026 · 5 min read
The FDLR: Nuisance Capacity, Generational Resurgence, and Existential Threat to Peace in the Great Lakes Sub-Region
Recent reports from several independent experts indicate that former Rwandan génocidaires are stronger and more dangerous in 2026 than when they fled to the Congo in 1994 following their acts of genocide in Rwanda.
12 August 2026 · 5 min read
Release of 15 prisoners: gestures of good faith, or a diversion by Kinshasa?
A Daraja Média chronicle
9 August 2026 · 5 min read
The shadow of Gitega over the conflict in eastern DRC
How Évariste Ndayishimiye’s government is sinking eastern DRC into geopolitical chaos
9 August 2026 · 5 min read
Crisis in eastern DRC: Rwanda’s security perspective
An in-depth analysis of the Washington peace framework, the historical stakes surrounding the FDLR and Kigali’s security strategy
9 August 2026 · 5 min read
When Julien Paluku tries to legitimise the unacceptable through a false theocratic analogy
The Congolese people deserve a debate grounded in truth, law and democratic principles — not in fallacious reasoning designed to manufacture an illusion of legitimacy.
6 August 2026 · 5 min read
The alliance of terror: Kinshasa, the FDLR and the unravelling of the Congolese state
An analytical critique of the alliance between the Congolese government and the FDLR, this opinion piece demonstrates that the security crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo stems primarily from an internal failure. Attributing all of the Congo's woes to Kigali serves to obscure the systemic governance deficiencies as well as the progressive collapse of the state apparatus.
5 August 2026 · 9 min read
Goma and Bukavu have just reminded Kinshasa that the Constitution is not a president's private property
You do not change the rules of the Republic to repair one man's failure or salvage his political career. An opinion piece by Sandra Nkulu Kyungu on the 28 July 2026 uprising in the two Kivus.
4 August 2026 · 4 min read
Jean-Paul Paluku Ngahangondi: "Peace cannot be lasting if a significant part of the political actors remains excluded from the national debate"
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — An honorary MP and senior official of Moïse Katumbi's party, based in Goma, the Honourable Jean-Paul Paluku Ngahangondi gives Daraja Média an uncompromising analysis of the crisis in the east, the deadlock in the Qatar-brokered talks, the easing of political tensions and the national dialogue expected by 15 August.
30 July 2026 · 7 min read
The Washington Accord: genuine intent from Kinshasa, or a mere sham on the FDLR?
On Tuesday 28 July 2026 Kinshasa announced the signing of a disarmament, demobilisation and cantonment protocol with the FDLR, presented as the fulfilment of its Washington Accord commitments. Kigali immediately brushed the announcement aside as a mere media artifice.
30 July 2026 · 6 min read
Society
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Automobile driving in Goma: a real challenge for the AFC/M23 authorities
Taxi-bus and motorcycle drivers in Goma are struggling to shake off the anarchic mindset inherited from the Kinshasa administration, while AFC/M23 authorities continue to push for a change in mindset within this sector.
13 September 2026 · 5 min read
AFC/M23 leadership visits Bukavu fire victims
According to local observers, this field visit reflects responsible and proactive governance by the AFC/M23 authorities administering the region.
13 September 2026 · 5 min read
Space research: Rwanda's Paul Kagame positions the nation as a sector leader in sub-Saharan Africa
It represents a model of governance and leadership that other African nations would do well to emulate, moving away from resource allocation towards armed conflict, ethnic strife, and corruption-driven instability.
11 September 2026 · 5 min read
22nd Anniversary of the Gatumba Massacre: Statement by the Katangese Bloc
20 August 2026 · 5 min read
Commemoration of the 22nd Anniversary of the Gatumba Massacre
The Congolese and African diaspora paid tribute to the Banyamulenge assassinated in Burundi 22 years ago
18 August 2026 · 5 min read
Ebola virus in the DRC: The Pragmatism and Efficiency of AFC/M23
Dr. Freddy Kaniki: Architect of the Response
14 August 2026 · 5 min read
FARDC High-Ranking Officers trial
Between Suspicions of Ethnic Purge, Instrumentalization of Justice, and the Peril of Army Tribalization
13 August 2026 · 5 min read
Health dossier: the Ebola virus in the DRC
An epidemiological chronicle, logistical failures and the imperatives of patient care
11 August 2026 · 5 min read
Higher and university education: a new institutional reality
The AFC/M23 is not merely appointing academic authorities. It is already structuring public life by naming governors, mayors and other administrative officials. That process amounts to building a popular alternative for consolidating democracy and establishing the rule of law — goals the current authorities in Kinshasa appear to have abandoned in favour of centralised, ineffective management.
10 August 2026 · 5 min read
The war of memorial narratives: GENOCOST at the heart of the Kinshasa–Kigali rift
A critical analysis of the legal foundations, political uses and financial irregularities surrounding the 2 August commemoration in the DRC.
4 August 2026 · 9 min read
DRC: Respect for and Strengthening of International Humanitarian Law in Areas Under AFC/M23 Control
International Organization Geneva Call Establishes a Presence in Bukavu, South Kivu
18 June 2026 · 6 min read
At Least 24 Dead in a Bukavu Fire, Two Schools Affected
11 September 2026 · 5 min read
Culture
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Christian and Or Mbongo Lemba: A Property Dispute That Ends in Tragedy
11 September 2026 · 5 min read
Congolese rumba star Fally Ipupa, acting through his legal counsel, has launched legal action against Ms. Collette Mutuza.
9 September 2026 · 5 min read
Dark Days: Carlyto Lassa is no more
1 September 2026 · 5 min read
Fally Ipupa at the center of a controversy on social media
21 August 2026 · 5 min read
Lingala music's quiet revolution
A new generation of artists — often self-produced, often women — is rewriting the rumba canon. And the world is starting to listen.
18 June 2026 · 8 min read
Economy
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Mobile Money Systems: Another Burden on the People of Kivu
It is urgent for the AFC/M23 authorities to intervene decisively, regulate this sector, put an end to this daily looting, and ease the burden on a population that has already paid far too heavy a price
25 August 2026 · 5 min read
DRC-US Economic Partnership: 50 Members of the U.S. Congress Denounce the Opacity of the Deal
The signatories of the letter are alarmed to see the DRC pressured into radical constitutional changes.
18 August 2026 · 5 min read
Energy Geopolitics: The US-Iran Conflict and its Impact on East African Economies
Energy sovereignty and regional resilience: the East African challenge in the face of global geopolitical crises.
11 August 2026 · 5 min read
Economic resilience in North and South Kivu: the strategic role of Accès Finance, an alternative partner for the regional economy
Stripped of bank branches on orders from Kinshasa, the economies of Goma and Bukavu have had to reinvent their liquidity channels. Between makeshift mobile money and clandestine banking, Accès Finance S.A. positions itself as the formal partner for SME financing and household savings.
4 August 2026 · 8 min read
Environment
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Kinshasa, the Giant with Feet of Clay: 18 Million Residents Without a Sanitation System, Firefighting Services, or Other Basic Utilities
8 September 2026 · 5 min read
Climate Action: AFC/M23 Implements a Genuine Prevention Policy
We have won the war against insecurity in Goma, and against the Ebola virus in the liberated zones. We now face the challenge of development and environmental protection
22 August 2026 · 5 min read
Sports
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CAF Champions League: TP Mazembe crows seal progress to next round
13 September 2026 · 5 min read
CAF Champions League: APR FC Lions pluck Congo Eagles of Kinshasa
12 September 2026 · 5 min read
African Interclubs Competition: TP Mazembe of Lubumbashi pulls off a major feat in Ghana
7 September 2026 · 5 min read
CAF Champions League: APR FC of Kigali edged 1-0 by Les Aigles du Congo
7 September 2026 · 5 min read
DRC-Heart of Africa: A Failed Copycat of "Visit Rwanda"?
Ultimately, the Congolese government chose to bypass the fundamental needs and welfare of its people, opting instead to imitate Rwanda while dragging along traditional domestic governance flaws.
24 August 2026 · 5 min read
Premier League Transfer: Aaron Wan-Bissaka joins Aston Villa
A new challenge for the Congolese right-back
22 August 2026 · 5 min read
SPORT: The Rwandan Football Federation has filed a request with CAF over the tie between APR FC and Les Aigles du Congo
The Rwandan Football Federation’s reasons
11 August 2026 · 5 min read
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