Washington takes another stab at ending the most recent fighting in eastern DRC that has killed thousands and displaced more ...

Last month, two mass graves were found containing the bodies of 172 of people the M23 rebels had killed. Last year the Congolese Army continued to confront M23 rebels in North Kivu province. The ...

GENEVA (Reuters) -The Rwandan-backed rebel group M23, Congolese armed forces and other armed groups have committed serious rights violations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, some of which may ...

Phillip van Niekerk is the managing partner of Calabar Consulting, a risk consulting company specialising in Africa. The ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels have signed a declaration of principles for a permanent ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ethnic tensions and quest for rich minerals have resulted in ...

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - The United States hosted representatives from the Democratic Republic of ...

Under the watchful eye of M23 rebels in the hills around the Congolese town of Rubaya, a line of men in rubber boots ferry sacks full of crushed rocks up winding paths cut into the slopes. The ...

(Reuters) -Congo and the M23 rebel group signed an agreement on Tuesday for the monitoring of an eventual "permanent ceasefire", a step towards potentially ending fighting in eastern Congo, according ...

The United States’ decision to sanction Rwanda’s military marks one of the most serious diplomatic confrontations between ...

Donald Trump, dubbed the “President of Peace”, faces challenges in Central Africa as a peace deal he brokered is under strain. The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Rwanda’s military, accusing it of ...

The Rwandan-backed rebel group M23, Congolese Armed Forces and other armed groups committed serious rights violations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that may amount to war crimes, the UN ...