The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.

The resurgence of the M23 (March 23 movement) rebel group has once again drawn global attention to the eastern Democratic ...

DRC hopes opening its vast mine fields to the Western world will pave way to long lasting peace while stemming support to ...

Rwandan-backed rebels have occupied a second major city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC ... of Bukavu can no longer hold." Image: Map of DRC showing Goma, Bukavu and Kinshasa ...

African leaders asked defense chiefs for a road map to end the conflict ... the EAC and SADC respectively. Rwanda-backed M23 advances in Democratic Republic of Congo To view this video please ...

The Congo River Alliance ... "The city of Bukavu can no longer hold." Image: Map of DRC showing Goma, Bukavu and Kinshasa Bukavu is the provincial capital of South Kivu, which is located in ...

E NDING DEPENDENCE on foreign donors would not only lead to prosperity but also to “self-respect for our nation”. Thus argued ...

Is it too late, asked Le Pays (Ouagadougou): have we "reached the point of no return" for another catastrophic conflict in Africa? Last week, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda were ...

Burundi troops -- allies of Kinshasa -- were still deploying Tuesday in east DR Congo, as the UK announced it was suspending ...

Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo - Recent ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) confirmed on Sunday the entry of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels into Bukavu, a ...