The DRC has launched a US and UAE-backed paramilitary 'Mining Guard' with plans to grow from 3,000 troops to over 20,000 by 2028.
A joint Ugandan-Congolese military raid freed at least 200 civilians from an Islamist militant camp in eastern DRC last week.
The U.S. State Department reports progress between DRC government and rebel coalition on a protocol covering humanitarian access, judicial protection, and prisoner release.