On 27 January, Rwanda-backed Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23) forces took control of Goma, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) North Kivu province. The city’s capture and M23’s advances ...

This became a security concern for the new government in Rwanda. The eastern DRC has not seen peace since. In 1996, the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire (AFDL), a ...

Amnesty International on Thursday published a briefing on the 2000 Kisangani War, urging the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to prosecute those responsible for crimes ...

The Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), Rudzani Maphwanya, says the ongoing withdrawal of troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is at a critical stage.

Security in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Great Lakes is worsening despite numerous stabilisation efforts. A step-up in attacks since February by the M23 and other armed ...

Former President Joseph Kabila has returned to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, just days after he lost his immunity amid accusations he has helped armed rebels fighting in the eastern DRC ...

Equity Group has sought exemption from a rule in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that demands the lender sells a 30 percent stake in the subsidiary to nationals of the central African nation.

Army-backed militias, collectively known as the “Wazalendo,” committed widespread human rights abuses against civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to Human Rights Watch ...

"So, if the AFC-M23 proves that it passionately loves [DRC], as President Kabila wishes, why not speak to them? The AFC-M23 wants to put an end to the dictatorship and this is one of the ...

Twelve African countries, including Rwanda, condemned M23’s “parallel administrations” in eastern DRC. The Entebbe statement calls for all foreign armed groups to disarm unconditionally. Rwanda ...

However, sources from both the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government and M23 camps cast doubt on whether there had been significant progress in the talks so far, speaking to Reuters on ...

Both the government and opposition expressed condolences in Parliament this morning on the death of veteran politician and Leader of the Nawa Samaja Party Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne. Opposition ...