M23 fighters, backed by Rwanda, continue to advance into eastern DR Congo. While the rebels are outnumbered by the Congolese ...

African leaders have announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi, who were sent to ...

Six weeks after Rwanda-backed rebels captured the eastern Congolese cities of Goma and Bukavu, the region is facing a setback ...

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

Democratic Republic of Congo is considering sending representatives to peace talks with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group ...

African leaders announced a phased military withdrawal from eastern Congo, involving troops from South Africa, Tanzania, and ...

A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...

European countries are stepping up military aid and economic investment in Rwanda, said to be an ally in keeping order in the ...

A rapidly spreading unknown illness has killed 53 people in Congo, with preliminary investigations linking the outbreak to children who ate bat meat in January.

Islamic State-linked rebels have killed at least nine villagers in an attack in Congo’s conflict-battered east ...

Huang Xia, special representative of UN secretary-general, visiting countries in Great Lakes region ahead of UN Security ...