South African Defence Minister Angie Motshekga has visited members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) stationed in Goma, Democratic Republic of ...

The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi's president said ...

A deadly insurgency is sweeping the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country three times the size of Texas that is estimated to hold trillions of dollars worth of minerals essential to smartphones, ...

Since flag independence from Belgium on June 30, 1960 and since the gruesome murder of its founding president, Patrice ...

For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much ...

Congolese troops have fought back against Rwanda-backed rebels who the U.N. says are moving fast into the South Kivu province ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) late Thursday, rejected any dialogue with the March 23 Movement (M23) armed group, ...

Kenyan President William Ruto, the East African Community (EAC) chair, convened a virtual summit on 29 January to discuss the worsening security situation – which Tshisekedi skipped. In his absence, ...

The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels have captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region ...

President Félix Tshisekedi condemned the recent acts of vandalism and looting that have targeted diplomatic missions and ...

FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade speaks to Dr Alex Vines, head of the Africa Programme at Chatham House, about the M23 offensive in ...