Military figures are accused of external interference in the DRC and attempting to capture the capital city of Kinshasa.

The entities involved

• Rwanda →

  country in East Africa

  • NSSF invests in regional equities and debt, focusing on financial markets across East and Central Africa.Mon 07:54
  • Diplomatic talks between Rwanda and South Africa aim to rebuild relations.Mon 03:57
• DRC →
  • The Ebola outbreak in the DRC is spreading to Uganda, with new cases reported in Ituri province.Mon 05:14
  • Involvement in the DRC war contributed to the economic collapse of Zimbabwe in 2010.Mon 00:51
• Kinshasa →

  capital and the largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo having the status of a province

  • A plane crashed on September 1, 2026, while traveling from Kikwit to Kinshasa. Al Jazeera reported the incident.Sat 21:54
  • Kinshasa is the capital of Congo, and Ituri is a province within the country.Sat 20:42

Related events

• Rwanda is reported to be backing the M23 group operating in the DRC, while the Constitutional Court operates in Kinshasa.Aug 29
• Rwanda is accused of backing M23 rebel groups operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), amidst talks regarding resource exploitation.Jun 7
• Rwanda is accused of using proxy forces, including AFC, to conduct aggression in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Thu 14:02
• US sanctioned former DRC President Joseph Kabila for supporting rebel groups in South Kivu.Jul 17
• The UN Secretary-General reported on violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, linked to the conflict involving Rwanda-backed M23 groups.Jul 21