Neither country is formally at war, but the DRC accuses its neighbour, Rwanda, of backing the M23 rebel group, which is waging war in eastern DRC. Rwanda denies this charge.

The recent truce between the DRC government and the M23 rebel group — along with an earlier DRC-Rwanda peace deal — was expected to usher in new era of stability in the region. Yet even the ...

A peace agreement brokered by the White House to stem the bloodshed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was signed in Washington D.C. on Friday by officials of the two African nations.

As part of the diplomatic efforts, Massad Boulos, the US envoy to Africa, travelled to the DRC and Rwanda in April. During his visit, he urged Kigali to end its support for the M23 rebels.

DRC has now overtaken Afghanistan as the fourth least peaceful country in the world, with violence surging in the eastern provinces. The GPI points to persistent instability from the M23 insurgency, ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) wants a peace agreement with Rwanda -backed M23 rebels before a planned summit next month between the leaders of the two countries and US president ...

3rd batch of SANDF members deployed to DRC set to return home The troops' return is part of a planned withdrawal from the mission in Goma, after the M23 and DRC military reached a ceasefire agreement.

UN halts investigation into rights abuses in eastern DRC due to lack of funding Hit by a funding crisis, largely linked to a cut in the United States' contribution, United Nations High ...

The recent truce between the DRC government and the M23 rebel group — along with an earlier DRC-Rwanda peace deal — was expected to usher in new era of stability in the region. Yet even the ...