The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has rapidly seized swathes of territory in the mineral-rich eastern DRC in an offensive ...

President Paul Kagame and his Congolese counterpart were set to join talks in Tanzania on Saturday as regional leaders conve ...

A statement by the Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation ministry said yesterday that the summit will further discuss ...

Carte Blanche investigates the crisis in Goma, Eastern DRC, where a notorious rebel group's capture of the city has led to the deaths of at least 14 South African peacekeepers.

Regional leaders of eight East African Community (EAC) countries, and the 16-member South African Development Community (SADC ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

The worst could be yet to come in east Congo's escalating crisis, U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk said on Friday, warning that abuses including rape and sexual slavery may increase.

On 6 February, the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) – which includes the M23 rebel group backed by Rwanda – held a rally in Goma, ...

The M23, whose top brass are mostly Congolese Tutsi, began its insurgency more than three years ago after a decade of ...