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, ...

Congolese troops have fought back against Rwanda-backed rebels who the U.N. says are moving fast into the South Kivu province ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to claim more territory in one of the world's most mineral-rich territories.

More than 700 people have been killed and 2,800 injured in just five days since fighting escalated in the east of the ...

The Rwandan-backed M23 group on Friday advanced south after seizing the biggest city in mineral-rich eastern DR Congo, in ...