As Angola steps back from its role as mediator in the DRC's conflict, peace efforts face new uncertainties. Challenges such ...

The capture of Goma and Bukavu, the regional capitals of North and South Kivu respectively in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by the 23 March Movement (M23), strongly supported by ...

Thousands are without lifesaving aid in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo due to critical funding gaps, the United ...

The ongoing crisis in DR Congo has drawn international attention, with various stakeholders weighing in on its causes and potential resolutions. Former Belgian Senator Alain Destexhe, a long-time ...

Rwandan support, combined with weaknesses in DRC’s army, enabled the M23 to seize vast amounts of territory in North Kivu ...

There has been a vicious war of words between Congo’s president Felix Tshisekedi and the Rwandan leader Paul Kagame – ...

High in the celestial heavens – or, more likely, somewhere hotter deep beneath our feet – the spirits of Robert Mugabe and ...

The majority of the people in eastern DRC are Tutsis who have strong ties with other Tutsi groups across the border. Tutsis ...

Rwanda has denied supporting M23. It says its military has been acting in self defence against Congo’s army and a militia ...

However, it remains uncertain whether the M23 rebels will adhere to the call. The insurgents currently control more territory than ever before in eastern Congo, including the region’s two largest ...