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?

The EU is backing up the embattled UN forces, railing against Rwanda’s support for the M23 rebel group in the latest war.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to attend a joint summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC) in Dar es Salaam on Saturday, 8 February, to ...

M23, which is made up of ethnic Tutsis, say they are fighting for minority rights, while DR Congo's government says the ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that any instability in Africa affects the prospects for growth and development ...

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers, who were killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

It is with a heavy heart that I stand before you today to address the tragic loss of our brave SANDF soldiers who lost their ...

The United Nations' peacekeeping chief said Friday that M23 rebels are advancing south toward the provincial capital of Bukavu after seizing control of Goma in the mineral-rich eastern Congo earlier ...