The U.N.’s top human rights body has condemned Rwanda’s support of rebel fighters across the border in eastern Congo and ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

Regional leaders of eight East African Community (EAC) countries, and the 16-member South African Development Community (SADC ...

The U.S. has warned of possible sanctions against Rwandan and Congolese officials ahead of a summit meant to address the ...

Any honest evaluation of the current situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) points to an egocentric political ...

DRC is a member of the SADC and the East Africa Community, or EAC, while Rwanda is an EAC member.

The worst could be yet to come in east Congo's escalating crisis, U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk said on Friday, warning that abuses including rape and sexual slavery may increase.

The M23, whose top brass are mostly Congolese Tutsi, began its insurgency more than three years ago after a decade of ...

Rwanda has economic as well as security interests. Kigali denies UN evidence that it smuggles vast amounts of gold and other ...

Leaders of Central Africa demanded the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group stop its offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and called on Friday for the opening of an aid pipeline.

This development blocked earlier progress, when participants agreed that the Forces Démocratiques pour la Libération du Congo ...