Storyline: As senior officials from east and south African nations gathered in Tanzania on Friday for a joint summit to ...

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo, where rebels are ...

None of Zawadi Sifa’s seven children have known life without fear and the constant threat of violence. Her story mirrors that ...

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The M23 rebels took control of a town 100 kilometres (60 miles) from the provincial capital of Bukavu despite a ceasefire.

Rwandan-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week, taking control of a city 60 miles (96 ...

Congo’s government has described the unilateral ceasefire declared by Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo as “false ...

RWANDA has the best economy in Africa and receives over US$1 billion international grants every year from the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US). But wait until ...

Large parts of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, are now under the control of the M23 and their Rwanda ...

Africa is dividing in two, and a new landmass and ocean may form sooner than expected. The change could alter the climate and ...