The conflict in eastern DR Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi's president said Saturday, as Africa's top health agency warned the fighting could spark new outbreaks of serious ...

The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first ...

Kenyan President William Ruto, the East African Community (EAC) chair, convened a virtual summit on 29 January to discuss the worsening security situation – which Tshisekedi skipped. In his absence, ...

(Reuters) -Congolese troops with support from Burundi's army appeared on Friday to be holding back a push south by Rwandan-backed rebels seeking to expand their grip on eastern Congo in a weeks-old ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to ...

Dar es Salaam. The ongoing crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), particularly the escalating tensions in Goma, brings to mind the tireless diplomatic efforts of Tanzanian statesman Dr ...

DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi Saturday ruled out direct talks with the Rwanda-backed M23, saying it would give legitimacy to the armed group which occupies much of the country's east.

Kinshasa demanded an end to arming M23 rebels by Kigali ... endorsed a damning report from the UN Group of Experts on the Congo, which indicted Kigali for a role in fuelling the war.

A recent social media post by Uganda’s Army Chief ... was apparently triggered by Mutamba’s criticism of his suggestion that the DR Congo should negotiate with the M23 rebels to end the war in the ...

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi says he is ready for dialogue to resolve the crisis in the eastern parts of the country, but the talks must not include the M23, who Kinshasa has ... he summarised ...

BUJUMBURA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Burundi on Thursday denied reports of probable heavy losses of its soldiers in recent fighting against M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). ...

Uganda were the seeds as hosts in Group C and meet Niger, Guinea, Qualifier 1 and Qualifier 2, making this pool something of an unknown quantity. Defending champions Senegal are the top seeds in Group ...