The Alliance Fleuve Congo/March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) has strengthened its armed wing after graduating 9,318 newly trained commandos during a ceremony held in Tchanzu, Rutshuru Territory, in North Kivu Province.

President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo has ordered the immediate removal of soldiers and police officers involved in mining activities without official authorisation, as part of efforts to strengthen transparency and accountability in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral sector.

The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative in the Democratic Republic of Congo and head of MONUSCO, James Swan, has reaffirmed the mission’s commitment to supporting ongoing efforts to restore peace and stability in eastern DRC.

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) has provided equipment to the Expanded Joint Verification Mechanism (EJVM+) to strengthen its capacity to monitor and verify compliance with ceasefire agreements in eastern DR Congo.

The Government of Rwanda has temporarily closed border crossing points between Rubavu District and Goma city in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), halting movement between Gisenyi and Goma as of Sunday morning, May 17, 2026.

The United States has imposed sanctions on former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila Kabange, accusing him of undermining security in the country, particularly in the conflict-hit eastern region.

The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23) has accused the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo of failing to implement commitments on the release of its detainees, 10 days after a peace agreement was signed.

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has announced plans to establish a specialized security unit dedicated to protecting mining sites, in a move aimed at addressing long-standing insecurity in the country’s extractive sector.