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

Six weeks after Rwanda-backed rebels captured the eastern Congolese cities of Goma and Bukavu, the region is facing a setback ...

More than a month after rebels captured Goma, the capital of DRC’s North Kivu province, humanitarian workers dispute the UN’s ...

Following a brief visit to Luanda by Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi Tuesday, the Angolan presidency announced that it ...

Islamic State-linked rebels have killed at least nine villagers in an attack in Congo’s conflict-battered east.

African leaders on Thursday announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi who were ...

Angolan President Joao Lourenco, the African Union’s peace mediator for the conflict in Congo, is pushing for direct talks ...

This marks a shift from previous Angola-led peace talks, which excluded M23 and instead focused on Rwanda’s role in the ...

Meanwhile, authorities in the DRC have offered a $5m reward for help in arresting rebel leaders, as government forces struggle to contain their advance. “A reward of five million dollars is offered to ...

The Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 has seized swathes of mineral-rich eastern Congo since the start of the year ...

The fall of Goma and Bukavu towns to M23 rebels has complicated movement into the DRC, with businessmen saying the border ...

LUANDA - Angola's presidency said on Tuesday it will contact the M23 rebels to facilitate direct negotiations with the ...