"Welcome to Soweto," reads the name of a small store, with the flags of South Africa and DR Congo either side of the phrase.The small maroon container shop deals in everyday products, from soft drinks ...

Welcome to Soweto,” reads the name of a small store, with the flags of South Africa and DR Congo either side of the phrase. The small maroon container shop deals in everyday products, from soft drinks ...

The M23 militia is ruling over a vast stretch of territory in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...

The withdrawal of the SAMIDRC force from the eastern DRC has significant negative ramifications for South Africa and SADC’s standing as a player in African peacekeeping. It leaves the DRC scrambling ...

With Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian authorities have been increasingly targetting Central Asian migrants for military recruitment. Russian authorities often use arbitrary detention ...

The DRC seeks to offer key minerals to the U.S., but rebel forces and China largely control access to these vital rare earth ...

A sea of trash collects near a hydroelectric dam on Lake Kivu, clogging its channels and ultimately causing power outages ...

Southern African Development Community heads of state have announced the withdrawal of their soldiers from the conflict in ...

In recent months the M23 launched a lightning offensive that has pushed the Congolese army out much of the eastern North and South Kivu provinces, with Rwanda's help. It is the latest flare-up in a ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. M23 rebels enter the centre of east Congo’s second-largest city, Bukavu, and take control of the South ...

Angola has acted as a mediator in the conflict in eastern Congo, which escalated in late January when the Rwanda-backed ...