Twenty Burundian troops have been killed in fighting with the M23 armed group and Rwandan troops supporting it in eastern Democratic of Congo, military sources told AFP on Thursday. "We have ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group cautiously welcomed Thursday the prospect of direct negotiations with the Congolese ...

At least half a million people have been displaced by the fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo over the past two ...

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

Meanwhile, authorities in the DRC have offered a $5m reward for help in arresting rebel leaders, as government forces struggle to contain their advance. “A reward of five million dollars is offered to ...

More than 10 fighters from the March 23 Movement (M23) have reportedly been killed in a series of airstrikes and bombings ...

The March 23 Movement (M23) has claimed the capture of D’idjwi Island in D’idjwi territory, South Kivu province, eastern ...

CONGOLESE soldiers in a mix of fatigues and street clothes crowded into a chapel recently to stand trial for crimes including ...

African leaders have announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi who were sent to fight insurgents in mineral-rich eastern Congo, where M23 rebels have kille ...

Direct peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels will begin in the Angolan capital on 18 March, ...

Recognising that the White House of President Donald Trump is interested in transactional relationships - and seeing the ...

The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.