The heavily armed rebels do not act alone. They are backed by neighbouring Rwanda, according to the UN and the US. Rwanda ...

CONGOLESE soldiers in a mix of fatigues and street clothes crowded into a chapel recently to stand trial for crimes including ...

Direct peace talks between AFC/M23 rebels and the Congolese government are set to start in Luanda, on March 18, Angola’s presidency announced in a statement on Wednesday, March 13. The possibility of ...

Recognising that the White House of President Donald Trump is interested in transactional relationships - and seeing the ...

European countries are stepping up military aid and economic investment in Rwanda, said to be an ally in keeping order in the ...

As the conflict continues to ravage the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, bishops are warning about the real possibility ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged South Africa and other countries on Monday to endorse the political declaration on strengthening the protection of civilians from the humanitarian consequences arising ...

Conditions continue to worsen dramatically in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where 25.5 million people face the ...

The Rwandans have fearsome weapons," said the colonel ... The night before the rebels seized Goma, east Congo's largest city, ...

The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.

Romanian prosecutors on Friday called for the temporary arrest of a mercenary who stashed illegal weapons and cash at home ...

Crime has increased in the region as weapons from the conflict have been ... on Kigali for its role in the conflict in neighboring Congo.