The capture of North Kivu’s provincial capital, Goma, by the M23 armed group last month has multiplied international coverage ...

African diplomacy is in high gear as leaders seek to stop the conflict in the DRC. As the rest of the world loudly cautions ...

Bukavu and the strategic town of Kavumu 35 km to the north, where the airport is located, are still under the control of the Congolese army. Panic has gripped the area since runaway soldiers looted ...

Mistrust between leaders and the Great Lakes region’s militaristic past make security cooperation between affected countries difficult – but essential.

Fourteen South African soldiers have already died in fighting. The army has now deployed an additional 700 to 800 troops to ...

Analysts say the deadly march by Rwanda-backed rebels across eastern Congo could widen into a regional conflict drawing in ...

Congo authorities will put at least 75 soldiers on trial on Monday for fleeing the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels into ...

Leaders from east and southern Africa call on all warring parties - including the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels - to meet within ...

A summit of African leaders meeting to address the crisis in Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday called for an ...

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

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the rebels to lay down their weapons and agree to mediation.