Congo has been plagued by war for nearly three decades. Millions of people have been displaced, and rape has consistently ...

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

Some of the key issues lined up for discussions include the ongoing conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the ... will also include intra-Africa trade and development.

But with time, it becomes clearer that Museveni was right about how to approach Zaire then, and is right about the strategic approach to Congo today. Alas, that’s not something we get to say ...

The leaders of M23 have now vowed to march on Kinshasa, Congo’s capital and one of Africa’s largest cities. The Congolese government has refused to sit down with M23 leaders or Rwanda ...

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 ...

Meanwhile, South Africa says at least 14 of its troops in DR Congo have been killed in the conflict. Also in this edition: Africans aren't optimistic about the difference their leaders are making.

and South Africa, which is believed to have deployed up to 3,000 troops to Congo as part of both a United Nations peacekeeping mission and a Southern African regional force tasked with helping ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has asked the NBA ... Rwanda is closely associated with the NBA's Basketball Africa League. In 2021, Rwanda hosted the entire inaugural season and the first ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advanced on Sunday into Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, witnesses said, as the British government warned the advance risks ...

The advance of M23 rebels through eastern Congo has triggered fears that Africa's Great Lakes region risks slipping back into a broader war sucking in neighbouring armies, reminiscent of conflicts ...

The escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo will dominate an African Union summit opening on Saturday, with the DR Congo president absent after Rwandan-backed forces seized a ...