M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have captured the eastern city of Bukavu with the backing of Rwandan forces, ...

The head of the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said on Friday that Rwanda-supported M23 ...

After the M23 Rwanda-backed rebels Feb. 16 occupied Bukavu, a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Catholic ...

The number of civilians who fled from the province of South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to escape from ...

Eastern and Southern African countries are looking into the possibility of deploying troops to secure areas of eastern ...

South African troops seriously wounded in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have returned home for ...

A ceasefire order issued by East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) heads of state has hit a major obstacle after M23 rebels captured the Kahele Centre, located ...

More than 7,000 people have been killed in the fighting since January, DRC Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka said.

MONUSCO withdrew from South Kivu last year following its revised ... including Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. "UNHCR said there is an urgent need for shelter, food and latrines ...

Located about 30 kilometres from Bukavu, the largest city in South Kivu, Kavumu serves as a key rear base for ... of state and government at the 8 February summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The ...