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

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) formerly Zaire, has in recent history been portrayed as a nation whose riches have been a curse rather than a blessing. It is indeed a country caught in unending ...

Lobbyists representing both Rwanda and DR Congo have stepped up activity on Capitol Hill in recent days after M23 ... said further attacks on its peacekeeping forces stationed in the region would be ...

Congo, on the other side, has termed the fall of Goma “a declaration of war” and vowed a “vigorous military response”. The crisis in Congo can be traced to the Rwandan genocide in 1994 in ...

The war in Eastern Congo has brought Kenya’s mediation capacity under scrutiny, testing the country’s diplomatic capacity in a public way. Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi snubbed a scheduled ...

Congo's President Tshisekedi called for military enlistment to counter Rwanda-backed ... Despite ongoing conflicts, a regional summit has urged peaceful dialogues. Meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis ...

and allowed Hutu militias to regroup in eastern Congo, prompting Rwanda and Uganda to invade the region. Angola, Namibia and Zimbabwe fought alongside Congolese troops in a five-year regional war ...

Amid an ongoing war of words between Ramaphosa and Kagame, Rwandan government spokeswoman Yolande Makolo reacted strongly to the South African leader's statement. "You are sending your troops to ...

A rebel outfit that easily dispatches the national army, doing so with lightning speed, must surely have external benefactors doing the propping and supplying the military wherewithal ...

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Congo's foreign minister, Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, accused Rwanda of committing "a frontal aggression," which she said amounted to a declaration of war. As the humanitarian crisis deepens ...