The Southern African Development Community intervention force in the mission in the DRC is outgunned and outmanned.

Critical minerals factor into the fight.

The Ugandan army said that its troops stationed in eastern DR Congo would adopt a "forward defensive posture" amid escalating fighting in the region.

The Ugandan army said Friday that its troops stationed in eastern DR Congo would adopt a "forward defensive posture" amid escalating fighting in the region.

After days of intense fighting, the humanitarian situation in Goma, capital of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has reached alarming levels - with humanitarian needs now massive and ...

Rwanda has called for the start of direct talks between the DRC authorities and the M23 group as a precondition for the continuation of the peace process between the two countries ...

There is a fresh tension in the Southern Africa bloc following the sound of war note between South Africa and Rwanda over the ongoing war in DR Congo.

South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...

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The scene is the result of the invasion of Goma on January 27th by M23, an armed group under the control of Rwanda, Congo’s neighbour, which abuts the city. Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has ...

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has vowed “a vigorous and coordinated response” against a rebel ...