Congolese troops with support from Burundi's army appeared on Friday to be holding back a push south by Rwandan-backed rebels ...
As Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo push south towards the city of Bukavu, they are likely to have to fight their way through thousands of troops from Burundi, ramping ...
The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi's president said ...
Any showdown over Bukavu, some 200 km south of Goma, which Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized this week, could exacerbate ethnic ...
Rwandan -backed rebels who have swept through eastern Congo this week met resistance from the army and its allies including ...
"Today there are thousands of Burundian soldiers who are fighting against the M23 on the front lines. Some people say 8,000, others say 10,000," said Jason Stearns, a former U.N. investigator in ...
Burundi produces very little COâ‚‚ (less than 0.02% of global greenhouse gas emissions). Its challenge is therefore less about ...
The offensive is the latest to scar a region where an estimated six million people have died over three decades due to conflict.