The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have broken off diplomatic ties after an escalation in fighting in eastern Congo near the border with its neighbour.

We seem to be drifting back into the world of ‘Might Makes Right’. That would be a bad place to be. Last June, the president ...

M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

A neighbor killed a pastor’s wife and children during Rwanda’s genocide. Years later, they’re preaching together.

The battle for Goma is the latest chapter of fighting in eastern DRC, a volatile area that has struggled with regional ...

Gunfire broke out before dawn Monday in the centre of the besieged Congolese city of Goma, after the Democratic Republic of ...

Within three years, the March 23 movement (M23), supported by Rwanda, has occupied large parts of North Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In recent days, the militias have taken ...

President William Ruto, the current Chair of the East African Community, has called for an immediate ceasefire in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) citing an escalating humanitarian ...

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Kenyan President William Ruto on Sunday announced a summit between the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo over the crisis in eastern DRCongo within the next two days.

Gunshots rang out Sunday night in the centre of the besieged Congolese city of Goma, AFP journalists heard, after the ...