Democratic Republic of the Congo

Government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group have agreed on the creation of joint ceasefire monitoring body that will oversee the implementation of a permanent ceasefire; it was announced via social media posts after months of negotiation in Doha, Qatar

A new Ebola outbreak may be spreading, as health officials confirmed a new case in the southern Kasai province, bringing suspected case count to 28, with 15 deaths; Ministry of Health added that figures are provisional and investigations ongoing

Following the seriousness of the latest deadly incidents, Kinshasa and Brazzaville committed to revising Navigation Regulations of the river Congo, promptly strengthening cooperation on river safety and launching a review of bilateral agreements

A surge in brutal attacks on civilians by armed groups, allegedly including the M23 militia and Rwanda Defence Force, in North Kivu; the UN said it received accounts of at least 319 civilians killed, most while attending to their agriculture tasks

Hackathon “AI Champions League: Empowering Future Leaders” will be held in Kinshasa with university teams developing AI solutions for MSME; organizer Mr. Okalobé, a Silicon Valley cloud engineer, says his mission is to train 10 million Africans in AI

The country celebrated the 100th anniversary of Patrice Lumumba’s birth with an official ceremony at the mausoleum where his remains are housed in Kinshasa; he was a revolutionary and a national hero whose assassination in 1961 shocked the world

Hundreds of stranded Congolese soldiers and police officers, along with their families, were being transferred from the rebel-controlled city of Goma to the capital, the Red Cross announced; they have been taking refuge at a local UN base since January

After a motorized wooden boat with 500 people on board caught fire and capsized in the Congo River, multiple sources reported death toll of over 140 while DRC authorities on Sunday said the actual number of deaths was 33

M23 rebels and pro-government fighters known as Wazalendo have clashed again in Kivu despite pressure from regional mediators to stop fighting, with 24 members of East African Community and Southern African Development Community holding virtual talks

Over 2.500 schools have been destroyed or occupied due to the ongoing conflict in the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu; the crisis has affected more than 1 million students

The US Embassy in Kinshasa alerted citizens that protests can escalate and turn violent, targeting religious parishes in Kinshasa and other major cities on Sunday 16 February; citizens should continue to keep a low profile and limit their movements

In the cemeteries in Goma there is no more room and large pits are being dug for the bodies of the victims of the conflict between the M23 group's military and the army of DRC; a new UN estimate has put the number of casualties at over 3.000