Regional leaders call on all warring parties - including the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels - to meet within five days.

Congo, where the city is located, is thought to be one of the world's most linguistically diverse nations, with more than 200 ...

Regional leaders call for immediate ceasefire in DRC as Rwanda-backed M23 group advances, raising fears of regional war.

The communique also points out that the defense chiefs are also expected to "develop a securitization plan" for the city of Goma and the surrounding areas ...

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has rapidly seized swathes of territory in the mineral-rich eastern DRC in an offensive that has left thousands dead and displaced vast numbers.

Talks are under way among leaders of African countries to end fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which ...

Thousands of families have been displaced by violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels seized the key city of Goma in a blitz offensive.

The M23 rebels last week captured Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - the worst escalation of ...

Congo's leader Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame, who have exchanged fiery words blaming each other's ...

Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution ...