One reason the M23 and Rwandan Defence Forces were able to advance into South Kivu quickly is that in January, they had ...

The rebels have been pushing south towards Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, since ...

Panic and looting are sweeping through eastern Congo’s second largest city as residents fled by the thousands to escape the ...

President Paul Kagame has called for accountability, truth, and effective governance to find a lasting solution to the escalating security situation in eastern DR Congo. Delivering his remarks at the ...

Earlier on Friday, the Congolese army confirmed that M23 fighters had taken control of Kavumu airport, north of Bukavu, and ...

With Hutus at the helm, there was systematic repression of the Tutsis. This led to the formation of the Tutsi rebel group, ...

Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo have claimed that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long ...

Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The study reveals a complex genetic ancestry with influences from both North ...

The latest fighting is part of a major escalation of a conflict over power, identity and resources dating back to the 1990s Rwandan genocide.

UNICEF accused “armed men” of raping scores of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been ravaged by ...