It would have been the first direct talks since M23 fighters seized eastern DR Congo's two largest cities, Goma and Bukavu. The swift offensive has left thousands dead, driven hundreds of ...

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels engaged in peace talks in Qatar after days of unrest. M23 has withdrawn from the town of Walikale and talks will continue next week.

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have taken control of two major cities in eastern DR Congo in the past two months China's efforts to build up huge business interests across Africa have been accompanied ...

DR Congo's presidency said the repatriation is "part of a dynamic of strengthening judicial diplomacy and international cooperation in matters of justice and human rights" between Kinshasa and ...

the country’s fourth-largest city. Corneille Nangaa, head of the Congo River Alliance (AFC), which includes M23, dismissed the calls from the leaders of DRC and Rwanda for a ceasefire.

The conflict, rooted in the long fallout from the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and competition for control of mineral riches, has led to rebel control of eastern DR Congo’s two largest cities ...

As long as the genocidal FDLR remains in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), enjoying full government support, there will never be peace in the Great Lakes Region. This is according to ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing one of the world’s largest displacement and humanitarian crises. Ongoing violence and instability have forced millions to flee their homes ...

The repatriation comes as the US and DR Congo explore a deal to exploit the central African country's huge mineral wealth. Last week, US President Donald Trump's senior adviser for Africa visited ...

The seizure of the town of around 60,000 people late on Wednesday marks the farthest west the anti-government group has advanced into the interior of the Democratic Republic of Congo since it ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing one of the world’s largest displacement and humanitarian crises. Ongoing violence and instability have forced millions to flee their homes, with at ...

Goma/Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo — "Civilians continue to die and live in fear." After a rapid advance saw Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seize the two largest cities in eastern ...