Senegal’s government has signed an agreement with separatist rebels to bring peace in its southern region, where an armed ...
A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a little over a week after it took control of the region’s largest ...
Angola has acted as a mediator in the conflict in eastern Congo, which escalated in late January when the Rwanda-backed rebels advanced and took control of the strategic eastern Congo city of Goma.
The well-equipped M23 is the latest in a long line of ethnic Tutsi-led rebel movements to emerge in Congo's volatile east, renewing a conflict over power, ethnic rivalry and mineral resources ...
Africa in disarray
The conflict has caused tension between DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame, who are pointing ...
Burundi denies withdrawing troops from Congo amid M23 rebel conflict U.N. accuses M23 ... also described by two U.N. sources and an African diplomat. Burundian soldiers fought alongside the ...
By Nehru OdehInternationally acclaimed South African playwright, novelist, director, and actor Athol Fugard has passed away at the age of 92.Widely regarded as one of the most influential playwrights ...
The M23 rebels are supported by around 4,000 troops from Rwanda, according to U.N. experts, and now occupy Goma and Bukavu, the two biggest cities in eastern Congo. Their rapid offensive has killed ...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa later said they were killed in rebel attacks on peacekeepers. Those 14 bodies had already been repatriated. An M23 spokesperson said Monday that up to 300 ...