Topic: Kinshasa

Topic

Kinshasa braces for potential conflict as Kabila joins M23

In tonight's edition: As former Congolese president Joseph Kabila returns to centre stage with a new alliance with the M23 rebels, political leaders in DR Congo are having to choose sides. Also, the US is calling for restraint in Ethiopia as a rights group warns that the conflict in Tigray is already taking a toll on civilians. And as the season of art fairs returns, we take a look at the rising international visibility of African contemporary art.

15 Oct 2026, 20:53 UTC

Politics

Ex-DRC President Kabila’s alliance with M23 rebels: Why it matters

Kabila's move confirms numerous accusations from the government in Kinshasa of his ties to armed rebels.

14 Oct 2026, 08:04 UTC

World

RD Congo: fighting in the East persists despite peace efforts

In DR Congo, fighting continues in the eastern part of the country, despite the various peace processes that have begun in recent months. At the United Nations, Kinshasa and Kigali accuse each other of not complying with their commitments. The details of France 24 correspondent in Kinshasa, Aurélie Bazzara-Kibangula.

2 Oct 2026, 16:02 UTC

World

RD Congo: Kinshasa wants to keep the Monusco in the east of the country

The current mandate of Monusco in the Democratic Republic of the Congo expires on 20 December. The Security Council will have to decide whether to renew it, modify its priorities or prepare a new phase in the withdrawal of the mission. The Democratic Republic of the Congo, which had requested the departure of peacekeepers, is now defending their continued presence in the eastern part of the country. Correspondence of Aurélie Bazzara-Kibangula.

26 Sept 2026, 15:27 UTC

World

CAN 2027: DR Congo starts playoffs with victory over Equatorial Guinea

The DR Congo won on Thursday against Equatorial Guinea at the Martyrs' stadium in Kinshasa for the first day of the E-group counting for the CAN 2027 playoffs. With a goal inscribed in each period, the Leopards left no chance at the Nzalang Nacional in this meeting.

24 Sept 2026, 18:42 UTC

World

DRC – Rwanda: the impasse persists, according to Evariste Ndayishimiye, President of Burundi

Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye believes, in an interview granted to France 24, that the situation remains in a deadlock between Kinshasa and Kigali. More than six months after the agreements signed in Washington between the DRC and Rwanda, he deplored the lack of withdrawal of Rwandan troops.

24 Sept 2026, 17:42 UTC

World

Rwanda: Resumption of diplomatic relations with Belgium

Belgium and Rwanda today announced the restoration of their diplomatic relations. They were broken in 2025. It was Kigali, who had made the decision, accusing his former colonial power of having sided with Kinshasa in the DRC conflict.

24 Sept 2026, 15:39 UTC

World

RD Congo: Opposition accuses UDPS after activist dies

Nearly a week after the murder of activist Manassé Lomboto Bomengola during a demonstration in Kinshasa, the opposition is questioning the UDPS, the ruling party, which the latter denies. At this opposition rally, men armed with machetes targeted the demonstrators. The report of Aurélie Bazzara-Kibangula.

22 Sept 2026, 13:54 UTC

World

DRC: "They attacked us with machetes", opposition accuses UDPS after an activist died

22 Sept 2026, 10:49 UTC

World

RD Congo: Former prisoners mobilized to clean up Kinshasa · Global Voices

Former prisoners are deployed in Kinshasa to sanitize the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They are part of the National Service, a military structure aimed at reintegrating them into society. The initiative is welcomed by local people.

18 Sept 2026, 16:00 UTC