M23 rebels are now approximately 50 kilometers (31 miles) north of Bukavu, she added. The M23 rebels on Monday announced the ceasefire on humanitarian grounds after pleas for the safe passage of ...

“The escalation of violence toward Bukavu raises fears of even greater displacement, while the breakdown of humanitarian access is leaving entire communities stranded without support." The ...

Rebels control Goma centre, sporadic gunfire in outskirts Moving south towards Bukavu, capital of South Kivu province East Africa bloc urges talks Congo president warns of escalation GOMA ...

Kenya's president, William Ruto, on Monday described the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo as "very complicated" and said it could only be solved diplomatically. "We do not see, from ...

Fighters of Wazalendo militia, some Congolese and Burundian soldiers have reportedly surrendered and handed over their arms to Monusco, and subsequently left the war zone into Bukavu and other parts ...

Nigeria's authorities have officially declared the Lakurawa armed group - which flogs people for listening to music - a terrorist organisation and banned it across the country. Lakurawa is a new ...

Kenya will allow citizens of nearly all African countries to visit without needing prior authorisation, according to a new directive by the cabinet. Last year, Kenya introduced a "visa-free ...

A medical worker carries a meal to an isolation tent housing a man being quarantined after coming into contact with a carrier of the Marburg Virus - Tanzania's president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has ...