DR Congo government officials have become experts at shifting blame instead of taking responsibility for governance and security on their territory, Yolande Makolo, the Rwanda government spokesperson, ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

Congo calls an emergency UN Human Rights Council meeting, demanding an urgent investigation of violations it says have been committed by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels.

The UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Friday that he was deeply disturbed by the escalating crisis in eastern Congo, urging all those with influence to help halt the violence and warning of a ...

The two regional blocs are holding a historic joint Extraordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government in Tanzania ...

According to local sources, the fighting escalated on Thursday and continued into the early hours of Friday, with new clashes ...