On 6 February, the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) – which includes the M23 rebel group backed by Rwanda – held a rally in Goma, ...

On Jan. 28, the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 captured Goma, capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich ...

In response, the minister stuck to her guns, proclaiming South Africa's defence force is just one of 16 forces involved in the mission, while trying to justify the resources utilised.

“The situation in Goma is extremely grave and further complicating a humanitarian situation that was already beyond dire,” said Jean Francois Basse, UNICEF DRC’s acting Representative.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has told CNN he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where fighting between the M23 armed group and ...

The announcement on Monday came shortly after the UN health agency said at least 900 people were killed in last week’s fighting in the DRC's eastern city of Goma between the rebels and Congolese ...

In 2013, South African forces backed by UN peacekeepers repelled rebels linked to the M23 movement succesfully as part of the Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) in the eastern DRC. But perhaps above ...

One of the leaders of that Umbrella, Corneille Nangaa is no stranger to Tshisekedi – he was after all, the head of the electoral commission that announced him winner and president of DRC.

In 2013, South African forces backed by UN peacekeepers repelled rebels linked to the M23 movement succesfully as part of the Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) in the eastern DRC. But perhaps above ...

“President Samia Suluhu Hassan has graciously agreed to host the summit to deliberate on the situation in Eastern DRC.” Rebels have already seized the provincial capital, Goma, and reports ...

The soldiers were part of the regional Southern African Development Community force in eastern DRC alongside a UN mission. Three Malawian soldiers and one Uruguayan peacekeeper were killed later ...