The southern African regional bloc has decided to end its military deployment to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...

The heavily armed rebels do not act alone. They are backed by neighbouring Rwanda, according to the UN and the US. Rwanda ...

Will offers of resource wealth to the US and other powers help bring militia violence to heel in the Democratic Republic of ...

The SAMIDRC was sent to help the government of the DRC, a Southern African Development Community member, restore peace and ...

Gaza’s children were barred from schooling as schools in the Palestinian enclave were either destroyed or turned into ...

"Wen we arrive, we find say Freddy still dey breathe, and we bin wan take am away, but di M23 no allow us," di friend tok - ...

SADC summit terminates mandate of military mission in DR Congo Kigali, Rwanda | NEW TIMES RWANDA |  A Southern African ...

It was last occupied by M23 in 2012. Rwanda-backed M23 fighters took control of Kavumu airport, a major military base and the largest airport in South Kivu. The airport is 40 km north of Bukavu ...

The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group and the allied Alliance Fleuve Congo have threatened, detained, and attacked journalists, ...

M23 now controls key towns around the park: among others, Kanya Bayonga, Rutshuru, Rwindi, Sake, and Masisi. Furthermore, its main training base is in Tchanzu, a village next to Virunga’s ...