A truce announced last week by AFC/M23 rebels in Walikale, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has collapsed after just a few days. The Congolese army now accuses the Rwandan-backed group of ...

As the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has intensified in recent months, the UN peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, has been working to protect civilians - including in areas under ...

President Ramaphosa said that the SADC-East African community was working on securing a permanent ceasefire and getting ...

After talks in Qatar, the two countries’ presidents said they were committed to an unconditional truce between Congo’s army ...

Since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen recurrent armed conflict, ...

Finance Minister Godongwana confirms the SANDF will retain its R5 billion peacekeeping budget despite SADC's planned ...

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, battles are taking place for territory and rare earth minerals such as cobalt.

A record 27.7 million people are in the grip of acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid ongoing ...

The crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is getting worse. In January, even before the Rwanda-backed M23 seized Goma and Bukavu, and before the collapse of much of the humanitarian aid ...

The M23 militia is ruling over a vast stretch of territory in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...

M23 seizes mining hub, with rebel alliance leader saying call for a ceasefire from DRC and Rwanda ‘doesn’t concern us’.

Burundi's president has told the BBC he has seen "credible intelligence" that Rwanda plans to attack his country. Évariste ...