KAMPALA, Uganda — Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo, where rebels are threatening to overthrow the Congolese government, but also ...

AFPBurundi has sent an additional battalion to support the Congolese army against the M23 armed group and Rwandan troops in eastern DR Congo, a security source told AFP on Friday.The M23 has seized ...

As hostilities escalate in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), African regional blocs are urgently pursuing African-led solutions to prevent a wider regional crisis. At least 2,900 people ...

The mineral-rich eastern DRC remains a key driver of conflict, as militias and government forces compete to control resources, including coltan, tin, tantalum and gold. Observers said the demand for ...

The seizure by M23 rebels of vast tracts of land in the mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered a ...

The Luanda Process has not been able to bring tangible results either. The reasons for this failure include bad faith from ...

Local and military sources said in recent days that both the Congo army and the M23 and its Rwandan allies were in the ...

The M23 and Rwandan forces on Wednesday launched a new offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, seizing a mining ...

Ombeni ran out the office and into the street, where crowds tried to dodge bullets and vehicles speeding through the city, ...

After taking control of Goma, the M23 rebels – backed by Rwanda – now want to advance further into South Kivu. But as they ...

M23 now controls nearly all of North Kivu and the province’s vast mineral wealth—including tin (cassiterite), tantalum ...

Immigration legislation intended to grant new power to states to block visas for foreign nationals is likely unconstitutional ...