🚨 BREAKING: Bayern Munich have terminated their "Visit Rwanda" campaign with immediate effect following controversy and and criticism over human rights. The sponsorship agreement converts into a collaboration focused on youth development. But what was truly behind the deal?

#DRC #AFC_M23 rebels took the towns of #Kaniola, Muzinzi, Mulamba in #Walungu territory in #South_Kivu province this weekend, according to official Congolese sources who accused them of using kamikaze drones against the army and Wazalendo militiamen.

There are army-militia clashes happening within 60 miles of central Kinshasa and very few people are paying attention. The Congolese army says it killed 3 Mobondo fighters over the weekend, after the militia attacked a farm and took hostages. radiookapi.net/2025/08/10/act…

Today, Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned entities linked to armed group violence and the sale of conflict minerals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The sanctions specifically target an armed group involved in illegal mining operations and taxation

Clashes with the M23 happening in North Kivu and South Kivu, according to statements from both the Congolese army and the rebel group (which blame each other).

🇨🇩 - En #RDCongo, l'armée a accusé le groupe #M23 soutenu par le Rwanda d'avoir mené de "multiples attaques" contre ses positions dans l'est du pays, où des combats font rage, menaçant un fragile cessez-le-feu obtenu par la médiation américaine. Précisions de Emmet Livingstone ⤵️

🇨🇩 - Violent combat has broken out between the Congolese army and the M23 armed group in eastern #DRCongo despite a peace treaty. Kinshasa and the M23 signed a declaration of principles, in which they committed to a permanent ceasefire. Emmet Livingstone has more ⤵️

New Human Rights Watch report documents summary executions of 140+ civilians by the #Rwanda‑backed #M23 in 14 villages/farmlands in eastern #DRCongo in July 2025. Laws of war remain binding, even during peace negotiations. Those responsible should be brought to justice. hrw.org/news/2025/08/2…

🚨Just weeks after the signing of a preliminary agreement in the #US-brokered peace deal between #Rwanda & #DRC, the Rwanda-backed #M23 armed group summarily executed over 140 civilians, mostly ethnic Hutu, in eastern #Congo. NEW Human Rights Watch report: hrw.org/news/2025/08/2…

Fiber-optic FPVs apparently now being used by “M23” in South Kivu. Implies that FARDC has electronic warfare equipment to jam regular FPVs, which would be a first for Congo’s military.

Rwanda is basically ignoring the Trump-promoted peace process, signing a few meaningless vague statements while it pushes ahead with entrenching its occupation of eastern Congo:

One unexpected detail in the revelations about Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein is they were involved in a mining deal in Congo-Brazzaville: telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09/1…

My report for NPR on edible insects in Congo, from palm-weevil maggots to the caterpillars of the emperor moth. npr.org/2025/09/20/nx-…

There's an entire Wikipedia page about the purported massacre of 70 Christians in Kasanga, Lubero, by ISCAP (ADF) that never actually happened. The entire story was based on a single unconfirmed early report, which was then refuted by numerous local authorities.

AAAAAAAAAGGGHHHHHH This is a good explainer, which got nowhere near the media attention. Includes refutation from local pastors, police and traditional authorities who visited the church where the killings purportedly took place, all of whom said it didn't happen. actualite.cd/2025/02/27/rdc…

DRC 🇨🇩: Pictures showing fallen down/shot down estonian made Threod Systems EOS C VTOL drones used by the M23.

Congo, Rwanda will not sign economic deal this week in setback for peace process reuters.com/world/africa/c…

Despite President Trump's claim to have resolved the conflict in eastern Congo, violence has continued, and peace talks are stalling. My report for NPR: npr.org/2025/10/03/nx-…

Gunbattles between bank robbers and the police right in the centre of Kinshasa today.

Switzerland's Attorney General ordered Glencore to pay $150m in damages to Congo last year, after a mining bribery probe. Absurdly, Congo can't claim the money because it didn't cooperate with the investigation, and under Swiss law, this means the money can't be disbursed.