African leaders have expressed optimism following talks between Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame who held an informal meeting in ...

The M23 rebels took control of the North Kivu mining town a day after Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame called for an ‘immediate and unconditional’ ceasefire. Here is a map and breakdown of the M23’s ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) hopes to find an ally in the US in its fight against rebel group M23. It is eying a mineral deal like the one Ukraine is negotiating: access to the ...

On 13 March, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) announced the termination and phased withdrawal of its military deployment in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This ...

The Congo has rarely known peace. It is as if peace is hovering above the nation, uncertain whether her delicate wingspan will endure the scorch of the red-soaked earth below. The Congo is the ...

After a rapid advance saw Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seize the two largest cities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, uncertainty now looms over whether they will push on to the capital, and ...

Backed by Rwanda, the M23 armed group has swept through the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, taking two regional capitals. Soldiers of the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) observe ...

The leaders of Congo and neighboring Rwanda held their first direct talks in Qatar on Tuesday since Rwanda-backed M23 revels seized two major cities in mineral-rich eastern Congo earlier this year.

Mudavadi noted that the forum outlined immediate, medium, and long-term strategies necessary to help bring an end to the war in Eastern DRC. NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 18 – The East African Community (EAC) ...

The number of measles cases has risen to 279 as the historic outbreak continues to rage on in West Texas and two new counties reported infections, according to state officials on Tuesday.

Two months after the M23 rebels took control of Goma, the city is grappling with an unprecedented financial crisis. The banks have shut down as a security precaution due to ongoing conflicts ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is having “daily exchanges” with the United States government with the aim of securing a minerals-for-security deal, Congolese officials have told ...