President Nangolo Mbumba has expressed concern over the ongoing situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), warning that it could escalate beyond its borders and affect the entire region.

The East African Community (EAC) has called on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government to engage all stakeholders, including M23 rebels and other armed groups, to address the ongoing conflict in the east.

SADC regional leaders are set to extend the bloc's peacekeeping mission deadline in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during the extraordinary summit in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, tomorrow.

The SADC mission deployed to the eastern DRC is set to end in December.

The Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) President, Félix Tshisekedi, has declared August 2 as the National Day of Commemoration, marking 30 years since the onset of the Congolese human and economic genocide, referred to as "genocost."