A South African defence expert, Helmoed Heitman, says the Southern African Development Community mission in DR Congo (SAMIDRC) is a complete failure and the bloc should negotiate its ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of today’s violence can be traced back to old problems.

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group was threatening another key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, as the ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights urged “all those with influence” to move quickly to end the deadly ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered the national flag to be flown at half-mast for a week to honour South African Defence ...

The Luanda Process has not been able to bring tangible results either. The reasons for this failure include bad faith from ...

The rebels continued advances in eastern Congo despite their own announcement of a cease-fire. The U.N. secretary-general called for them to lay down their guns and agree to mediation.

At least 165 women were raped by male inmates during a mass breakout from a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...

Approximately six million people have died in the conflict in the eastern D.R.C. since 1996. For decades, numerous armed ...

Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi will take part in a joint summit of Eastern and Southern African ...

Last month, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi made his first trip of 2025 a visit to the African continent, as has been ...