Leaders of Central Africa demanded the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group stop its offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

They want leaders to implement and oversee a ceasefire, ensure unhindered humanitarian access and restore essential services in the affected area.

Thousands of families have been displaced by violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels last month seized the key ...

The two blocs will meet for the first time to discuss the crisis in eastern Democratic ...

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

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has arrived in Tanzania to chair an extraordinary summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) ...

It has stalled for two years, leading to criticism that it ...

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

UN human rights chief Volker Turk told an emergency meeting of the Human Rights Council that he was deeply disturbed by the ...

Approximately six million people have died in the conflict in the eastern D.R.C. since 1996. For decades, numerous armed ...

The U.N.’s top human rights body on Friday condemned Rwanda’s support of rebel fighters across the border in eastern Congo and ordered a team of experts to examine rights violations ...

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.