Rwanda and Burundi are engaged in ongoing talks aimed at reaching “a common understanding” and to calm tensions that resulted from the conflict in eastern DR Congo, says the Minister of Foreign ...

The M23 is one of the most important actors operating in the DRC territory, allegedly supported by Rwanda. While the M23’s ...

The alliance between the Congolese army, MONUSCO, the Wazalendo, and the FDLR has contributed to the increased militarization ...

Opinion - Thursday, March 13, is D-day for the Southern African Development Community, as leaders of the regional bloc will hold an extraordinary summit to decide on the course of action to take in ...

Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels are set to engage in direct peace talks next week. According to a statement from Angolan President Joao Lourenco’s office, the ...

A spokesperson for DRC’s President Felix Tshisekedi said the government had received an invitation for the talks.

GENEVA - Conflict in Congo has sent 63,000 refugees fleeing to neighbouring Burundi in its largest such ... rooted in the spillover of Rwanda's 1994 genocide into Congo and the struggle for ...

The current fighting is the result of a decision by Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi to incite ethnic violence and to support groups that perpetrated the Rwanda genocide.

A defence and security expert has welcomed the decision by the South African Development Community (SADC) to terminate the mandate of its military mission in DR Congo (SAMIDRC), saying the troops were ...

Is a deadly past replaying for Congolese as M23 rebels march on Kinshasa amid presence of Rwandan and Ugandan troops?

Burundi is witnessing the biggest influx of refugees it has seen in decades with more than 63,000 having crossed the border. Also, Sudan continues to be rocked by fighting that has sparked the ...

Rwanda appears to be betting on its reputation as a key security partner and sports destination to minimize any backlash to its involvement in the war.