The EAC heads of state will hold an extraordinary summit within 48 hours to deliberate on the crisis and chart a way forward.

The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have quickly gained ground this month in Democratic Republic of Congo's conflict-riven eastern ...

Congolese and Rwandan armies have been firing at each other across their shared border in the eastern Congolese city of Goma.

M23, which refers to the March 23, 2009, accord that ended a previous revolt in eastern Congo, is the latest group of ethnic ...

Members of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) keep guard ...

The United Nations Security Council on Sunday demanded that M23 rebel forces stop an ongoing offensive and advance towards ...

Gunfire rang out early on Monday across parts of Goma, the largest city in eastern Congo, hours after Rwanda-backed rebels said they had seized the city despite the United Nations Security Council's ...

Congolese rebels said on Sunday they had taken Goma, the biggest city in the east of the mineral-rich country, after a ...

Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) risks spilling over into a regional war, it is feared, as Rwanda-backed ...

Parliament is demanding an investigation into the apparent under-equipment of South Africa’s troops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the ...

Inclusive conservation in both stable and conflict regions should be considered in economic and development planning.