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

Thousands of families have been displaced by violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels last month seized the key ...

The seizure by M23 rebels of vast tracts of land in the mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered a ...

Regional leaders of eight East African Community (EAC) countries, and the 16-member South African Development Community (SADC ...

Any honest evaluation of the current situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) points to an egocentric political ...

The worst could be yet to come in east Congo's escalating crisis, U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk said on Friday, warning that abuses including rape and sexual slavery may increase.

The U.S. has warned of possible sanctions against Rwandan and Congolese officials ahead of a summit meant to address the ...

In the eastern reaches of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the shimmering waters of Lake Kivu meet rolling green ...

The summit of leaders from the East African Community (EAC), and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) due on Saturday, February 8, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, is a laudable move in the ...

The U.N.’s top human rights body is holding an urgent session on spiralling violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels recently captured a major city.

The M23, whose top brass are mostly Congolese Tutsi, began its insurgency more than three years ago after a decade of ...

DRC is a member of the SADC and the East Africa Community, or EAC, while Rwanda is an EAC member.