The M23 has continued to gain ground in eastern DR Congo and last month seized the region's second-biggest city, Bukavu.

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group cautiously welcomed Thursday the prospect of direct negotiations with the Congolese ...

Despite growing international pressure, the Democratic Republic of Congo is standing firm on its decision not to have direct ...

In the remote village of Chegera, near Bukavu, at least 26 women were raped as Congolese troops and their allies retreated in ...

Income-generating projects have slowed down in Burundi since the fighting in eastern DRC escalated last February.

Southern African leaders have announced the phased withdrawal of regional troops from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where ...

Fred Bauma, a Congolese activist and Director of the Ebuteli Institute, warned that the conflict in eastern DR Congo is evolving into a regional war if it hasn't already reached that stage.

Ugandan army confirms it has sent troops to another town in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo to fight local armed ...

"It's the first Ramadan living in Bukavu in a situation of distress and a climate of war," said Sheikh Musa Awam, imam of Nyawera mosque in a central neighbourhood. At the mosque, worshippers "arrive ...

A defence and security expert has welcomed the decision by the South African Development Community (SADC) to terminate the mandate of its military mission in DR Congo (SAMIDRC), saying the troops were ...

The Ugandan army announced Sunday that it had deployed troops to a second town in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...

"It's the first Ramadan living in Bukavu in a situation of distress and a climate of war," said Sheikh Musa Awam, imam of Nyawera mosque in a central neighbourhood. At the mosque, worshippers ...