DRC FM: Rwanda must prove it wants peace

Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand discusses whether Canada can still depend on the United States - as well as defence spending, Arctic security, Gaza, Iran, China, India, and Canada’s push to diversify trade beyond the US. 

As tensions between Iran, Israel and the United States remain unresolved, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan tells Talk to Al Jazeera how Ankara views the risks of escalation, Gulf security, and Turkiye’s growing geopolitical role. From diplomacy and defence to regional influen ...  Show more

In this episode of The Horn, Alan Boswell is joined by Richard Moncrieff, Crisis Group’s Great Lakes project director, to discuss the state of the war in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. They discuss the extent of the Rwanda-backed M23’s territorial gains in eastern Cong ...  Show more

The Democratic Republic of Congo is looking for help from it’s neighbours to solve the problem of rebel militias in the east of the country. The government recently imposed temporary martial law in the troubled eastern provinces of North Kivu and Ituri - a region that has more th ...  Show more

After decades of conflict between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, last week Donald Trump <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/06/28/a-peace-agreement-that-will-probably-not-bring-peace?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_sou ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo is the newest member of The East African Community, a regional group made up of seven countries. With a population of nearly 100 million people, vast agricultural land, and rich mineral reserves, DRC has great potential for business but an endless ...  Show more