The M23 armed group, that the UN and several nations say is backed by Rwanda, have made substantial gains in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, taking the major city of Goma and vowing to march on ...

The Catherine McAuley Center in Cedar Rapids says it will layoff 20 staff members, and hundreds of refugees who recently arrived in Iowa may lose support for basic necessities like food, rent and ...

The Rwandan foreign ministry said it "welcomes the proposed joint summit", adding in a statement it had "consistently advocated for a political solution to the ongoing conflict".

United Nations agencies called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting ...

The South African National Defence Force has confirmed the names of 14 soldiers who displayed ‘extraordinary bravery’ while defending their base in Sake against M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic ...

DR Congo's foreign minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner has urged European football clubs Arsenal, Bayern Munich and PSG to end ...

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the proliferation of criminal youth gangs is at an all-time high. The government ...

Malawi is among countries in the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) region called to immediately repatriate its soldiers killed and injured in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This ...

Since flag independence from Belgium on June 30, 1960 and since the gruesome murder of its founding president, Patrice ...

Leaders from the Southern African Development Community met Friday in Zimbabwe to discuss the conflict in eastern Democratic ...

Authorities say at least 773 people were killed in the eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma city and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels.

Burundi's president has warned the escalating conflict in eastern DR Congo could spark a regional war. The Rwanda-backed M23 ...