Congolese troops with support from Burundi's army appeared on Friday to be holding back a push south by Rwandan-backed rebels ...

Critical minerals factor into the fight.

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to advance south towards Bukavu, the capital of South ...

South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...

The worsening conflict in eastern Congo has led to a surge in human rights violations including summary executions, the ...

The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 moved south as it closed in on a key military airport in DR Congo on Friday, a day after ...

Kagame's comments clearly suggested that he wants South Africa to back off from DR Congo, where its military involvement dates back to the late 1990s. It first joined the UN's peacekeeping mission, ...

The Southern African Development Community intervention force in the mission in the DRC is outgunned and outmanned.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has demanded a ceasefire in Eastern DRC after M23 rebels reported to have taken over most of ...

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

The U.N. voices concern over alleged atrocities as Rwandan-backed rebels reportedly advance after seizing the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The humanitarian situation in the area continues to worsen and South Africa took a shot at Rwanda for its perceived complicity in the death of South African peacekeepers in the area.