Uganda's overall fast-growing population of 1.7 million refugees, reliant on humanitarian intervention and support, is the highest in Africa, increasing the urgency for sustained assistance.

The DRC and Rwanda have signed a new deal to repatriate refugees, but violence and ...

He said that Uganda does not serve as a base for the M23, but hosts refugees in accordance with UN policy. Register to continue reading this premium article Yes, please!

There are more Congolese refugees in other regional states, such as Uganda, which hosts more than 600,000 of them. Some of these refugees have been enrolled in armed groups.

The chief of Defence Forces (CDF) is sifting the wheat from the chaff. In recent weeks, the media has been awash with news ...

A new peace agreement offers hope of quelling hostilities between Kinshasa and Kigali in the eastern Democratic Republic of ...

The local football stadium became an emergency refugee camp as during the second half of February an estimated 10,000 people per day crossed into Burundi from DRC, many braving the Rusizi River, with ...

DRC-Rwanda agreement to end decades-long conflict WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda signed a historic peace agreement in Washington on ...

The official signing of the peace agreement took place earlier Friday at the State Department and was witnessed by Secretary ...

Since 1996, conflict in eastern DRC has led to approximately six million deaths. The First Congo War (1996–1997) began in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, during which ethnic Hutu ...

Uganda takes in thousands of refugees every week from countries including the DRC, South Sudan, and Burundi. Many arrive as families, others as unaccompanied minors.

There are more Congolese refugees in other regional states, such as Uganda, which hosts more than 600,000 of them. Some of these refugees have been enrolled in armed groups. Advertisement ...