The Luanda Process has not been able to bring tangible results either. The reasons for this failure include bad faith from ...

M23’s advances highlight Rwanda’s role in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the risk of an escalating regionalised ...

The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...

The crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is back in the spotlight ... which lies on the border between the two countries. UN estimates suggest that the fighting, which began in January ...

It is fairly clear that a permanent solution to the crisis in the DRC must involve a secure border, to satisfy security concerns of both countries, and that might mean external neutral monitors.

Despite possessing vast mineral wealth, including significant deposits of copper, cobalt and gold, the Democratic Republic of ...

Others fled to border crossings with Rwanda where immigration ... Jason Stearns, a researcher on the DRC, said countries like the US can take action to halt Rwanda’s support of M23.

Some of these fighters grew up in refugee camps in countries close by, only to return and take up arms against government forces and armed groups loyal to Kinshasa. DRC shares borders with nine ...

“They also control the two border entrances ... are among the most populated in the DRC. The DRC and many Western countries accuse its neighbor Rwanda of backing M23, which is comprised ...

"The border with Rwanda is open but almost ... given that several countries are engaged in supporting DRC militarily, including South Africa, Burundi and Malawi.

they controlled much of the Rutshuru region on the border with Uganda and Rwanda. The crisis is considered to be driven by competition between these countries for control over resources. The DRC ...

A mosque and military headquarters once teeming with fighters loyal to the Islamic State group lays empty in a desiccated field near the Democratic Republic of Congo’s border with Uganda ... for years ...