Families wait in a boat with their belongings on the shores of Lake Kivu in Bukavu as ... the region in recent weeks, Map showing eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Burundi troops -- allies ...

Rwanda appears to be betting on its reputation as a key security partner and sports destination to minimize any backlash to its involvement in the war.

Map by Joel Masselink. The most accessible alternative? The highland sector of Kahuzi-Biega National Park, located on the opposite side of Lake Kivu ... Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), the political ...

Bukavu (DR Congo) (AFP) – Burundi troops -- allies of Kinshasa -- were still deploying Tuesday in east DR Congo, as the UK announced it was suspending most direct bilateral aid to Rwanda over an ...

Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is bustling again with cargo and passenger boats. The lake was quiet for almost a month after rebels captured the port cities of Goma and Bukavu.

Rwanda-backed rebels battling Congo’s army have pushed into a strategic, mineral-rich town in the east, ignoring calls for a ...

Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The front line between the M23 guerrillas and the "Wazalendo" militiamen runs through the Ruzizi plain (in the province of South Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic ...

The Congolese army called on deserters to rejoin their units on Thursday, as rogue soldiers fired guns and looted parts of the eastern town of Lubero after fleeing nearby clashes with advancing ...

Rebels advanced on several fronts in DR Congo's volatile east Friday as the ... Recent gains have given M23 control of Lake Kivu following its lightning offensive in the east.