The heavily armed rebels do not act alone. They are backed by neighbouring Rwanda, according to the UN and the US. Rwanda ...

When the Banyene family were sent back to their home in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, all that had survived the ...

Mine shafts snake under the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's mountains, but instead of the Congolese government their ...

Southern African leaders have announced the phased withdrawal of regional troops from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where ...

Southern African countries are to pull their peacekeepers out of DRC-Congo. the troops were sent to help Kinshasa rein in the ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group cautiously welcomed Thursday the prospect of direct negotiations with the Congolese government to end the conflict in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of ...

Recognising that the White House of President Donald Trump is interested in transactional relationships - and seeing the ...

Congo DR forward is desperate to cap his seismic rise by taking the nation back to a first FIFA World Cup since 1974.

Six weeks after Rwanda-backed rebels captured the eastern Congolese cities of Goma and Bukavu, the region is facing a setback ...

European countries are stepping up military aid and economic investment in Rwanda, said to be an ally in keeping order in the ...

Meanwhile, Wazalendo pro-governmental militias have dealt several defeats on the rebels in another part of North Kivu, the ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has temporarily suspended exports of cobalt as the world's leading producer hopes to stem falling prices, though analysts warn the freeze is not without risk.