Rwanda-backed rebels captured a second major strategic city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, expanding their dominance ...

The rebels captured Kabamba and Katana, and local sources said they were trying to take Kavumu, just outside Bukavu.

The conflicts in DR Congo are embarrassments to Africa. It is alleged that the conflicts are the bloodiest since the end of ...

After bearing witness to waves of fighting throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, the eastern Congo city of Bukavu may once ...

The decades-long support for Rwanda from Germany and the EU has increasingly been sparking protests due to the role played by ...

The Rwandan-backed M23 armed group in Democratic Republic of Congo threatened on Tuesday to advance on the provincial capital of Bukavu ...

The resurgence comes after east and southern African leaders called on their general staff to propose a plan for implementing ...

Despite a regional summit to stop fighting in the eastern Congo, no resolution is in sight. The European Union is also trying ...

While the Tutsi and Hutu ethic rivalry seem to be the geneses of the great lakes conflict, there are more sinister players which have benefitted from this on-going conflict. The fact that millions of ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo is in turmoil - fighters from the notorious M23 rebel group have been surging through the ...

Analysts say the deadly march by Rwanda-backed rebels across eastern Congo could widen into a regional conflict drawing in ...