The United States has issued a strong warning to officials in both Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) about possible sanctions if the violence in eastern Congo continues. The conflict, ...

Kigali and Kinshasa blame each other for renewed instability in east Congo, where Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized the ...

Leaders from Eastern and Southern African regional blocs gather in Tanzania on Saturday to seek a solution to the conflict in ...

UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday (07 Feb) expressed profound concerns at the ongoing violent escalation in eastern ...

Rwanda claims to have evidence of an intended attack by the Democratic Republic of Congo, denying any role in the unrest ...

The M23, whose top brass are mostly Congolese Tutsi, began its insurgency more than three years ago after a decade of ...

The UN Human Rights Council is considering whether to launch an investigation into alleged abuses committed in eastern Congo on Kinshasa's request. Rwanda alleged it was responding to an "imminent" ...

Congo jailbreak footage shows prisoners fleeing as smoke billowed in the background, with heavy gunfire ringing out.

Failure to seize this moment will only embolden the perpetrators and increase the likelihood of further atrocities’ - Agnès ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, eight sources said on Wednesday, in an apparent violation of a unilateral ...

In a harrowing account of violence and brutality, more than 100 female prisoners were raped and burnt alive during a ...

The bodies of the 14 fallen South African soldiers, who were killed in battle with M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of ...