The current phase of fighting erupted in late January in the mineral-rich eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between government forces and the armed M23 group.Despite security ...

DRC gained independence in 1960 and since then the UN has played a crucial role in the country, notably through the deployment of three peacekeeping missions. The UN intervened for the first time in ...

Bodies in the streets, no clean water and an intensifying rainy season trigger escalating health risks in Goma, the ...

Relations between Rwanda and South Africa have soured as security deteriorates in eastern DR Congo. As the violence escalates, both regional powers seem unable to build bridges - but why?

However, Defence Minister Angie Motshekga gives Parliament no information about the fate of the troops still trapped in DRC.