Since flag independence from Belgium on June 30, 1960 and since the gruesome murder of its founding president, Patrice ...

Analysis - As M23 continues its destructive march, the EAC-SADC summit must consider lessons from failed peace efforts.

The former US administration has said the government of Rwandan President Paul Kagame rebuffed a proposed peace incentive for ...

Angolan President Joao Lourenco, who’s been mediating peace talks between Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo, called for ...

An African country that's the 11th largest in the world also shares its border with a staggering nine other countries.

Critical minerals factor into the fight. By Ruth Maclean Rebels backed by Rwanda are seizing huge tracts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Their progress has been swift and stunning.

Violence in eastern Congo is escalating. Near the city of Goma in North Kivu, 13 peacekeepers were killed by M23 rebels.

Show more Show less 1 Armed men drive through a street in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan. 28, 2025. Gunshots rang out through parts of the besieged city of Goma as Congolese soldiers ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to ...

The latest fighting has heightened an already dire humanitarian crisis in the region, forcing half a million people from ...

Angola’s President Joao Lourenco demanded ... “South Africa’s military presence in eastern DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) is not a declaration of war against any country or state ...

Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) risks spilling over into a regional war, it is feared, as Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have captured the key city of Goma. The leader of a rebel ...