Women take up arms as sexual violence ravages eastern DRC
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Negotiators for the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels agreed on August 23–25, 2026, to a roadmap for peace talks after months of stalled discussions. Previous agreements have failed to stop fighting in mineral-rich eastern DRC.
As Ebola spreads across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the World Food Programme emphasized on September 9 that ensuring families have access to food is essential to halting the disease's transmission. Food insecurity is a critical factor in controlling the outbreak.
A fire at a school in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo controlled by M23 rebels, killed at least 24 children on September 12, 2026, with many deaths occurring in a stampede as students fled the burning building. The blaze broke out while classes were in session.
Belgium and Rwanda resumed diplomatic relations by 24 September 2026, ending a rupture that lasted 18 months beginning in March 2025. The two countries had severed ties over conflicting positions regarding the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are fighting an Ebola outbreak while facing severe hardships including unpaid wages and violent mob attacks. The crisis highlights systemic obstacles to disease control affecting regional response efforts.
Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, and other world leaders addressed the UN General Assembly between September 22–26, 2026. Al-Sharaa declared Syria in a 'new phase of revival,' while other speeches addressed climate change, conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and global economic justice.
A hundred days after the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak was declared, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing an epidemic of an unprecedented scale and efforts must grow to contain the spread in the eastern region and across borders, UN agencies warned on Monday.
Two Ghanaian nationals have petitioned the International Criminal Court to open a preliminary investigation into xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals in South Africa. The petition argues that months of violence against migrants constitutes crimes under international law.