The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi's president said Saturday, as Africa's top health agency warned the fighting could spark new ...

At least 773 people were killed in eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels who captured the city in a major escalation of a decadelong ...

The Congo River Alliance (AFC), which includes the M23 rebels, has called for direct dialogue the Congolese government, following the rebels' capture of Goma, the capital city of North Kivu Province.

The rebels overran the city of Goma on Tuesday, sparking a humanitarian crisis in the region and prompting the G7's foreign ministers to issue a statement calling for an end to their offensive.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the proliferation of criminal youth gangs is at an all-time high. The government ...

South African Defence Minister Angie Motshekga has visited members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) stationed in Goma, Democratic Republic of ...

The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi's president said ...

As the political crisis in Congo DRC continues to escalate, the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have said they plan to take their offensive ...

How politics in Kinshasa combines with international power politics to undermine regional efforts for peace in DRC THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Once again, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ...

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

The M23 rebel alliance besieged Goma and forced hundreds of local troops to surrender, a ...

The rebels’ advance into other areas was slowed by a weakened military that recovered some villages from them.