South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...

President William Ruto faces a delicate task as chairperson of the East African Community (EAC) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) peace talks, with experts warning his decisions could affect ...

In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid ...

Parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are under siege by a Rwanda-backed rebel group. The violence has killed UN peacekeepers, overwhelmed hospitals, displaced hundreds of thousands and ...

Rwanda-backed rebels who have captured eastern Congo’s largest city say they plan to take their rebellion to the capital and ...

The rebel leader whose fighters have captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has vowed to continue their offensive all the way to the capital, Kinshasa. Corneille ...

South Africa's ambition to champion the 'global south' is diminished by its military failures, highlighted by the deaths of ...

Kagame's comments clearly suggested that he wants South Africa to back off from DR Congo, where its military involvement ...

Deep in the heart of a lush green forest, an excavator is hard at work, turning over the earth in search of gold. The surrounding landscape is devastated — centuries-old trees have been uprooted, and ...

Local sources said Kigali-backed fighters were advancing on a new front and had seized two districts in South Kivu province, ...

President Paul Kagame said Rwanda was ready for "confrontation" as he rejected criticism over his backing for M23 rebels who ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group vowed Thursday to "continue the march of liberation" to the DR Congo capital Kinshasa, as its fighters made further advances in the mineral-rich east of ...