The war erupting in the Democratic Republic of Congo has its roots in the Rwandan genocide and the bloodiest war of the 21st ...

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

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...

The United Nations refugee agency on Friday raised concerns at the rapidly deteriorating situation in the eastern Democratic ...

An offensive by M23 fighters is disrupting health services and displacing people in a region already beset by health ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has unlawfully ordered tens of thousands of displaced people to leave the camps around Goma ...

As the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo reaches a critical juncture, pressure is mounting on the African ...

The advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels into Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province threatens to trigger a ...

M23’s rapid offensive in eastern Congo has rekindled tensions in the already fraught relationship between Rwanda and South Africa.

A new study finds only 17 per cent of the world’s peatlands are in protected areas, a vast under-protection considering how critical they are to carbon storage, biodiversity and water regulation. But ...

There is a “mismatch” between the importance of peatlands and their current level of protection, a new study warns.

Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...