Last week the news that former President Joseph Kabila had returned to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo grabbed the attention of the world’s media. But why has his presence in that part of the ...

The fall of Goma and Bukavu, two strategic cities in eastern DRC, has heightened tensions in the region, with fears of a broader crisis. The United States and Kenya have vowed to work closely with ...

Goma residents thronged churches on Sunday for Easter prayers, the first since their city was overran by M23 rebels in ...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) began on Tuesday the withdrawal of its peacekeeping forces from the eastern ...

Kenya, and Ethiopia to the Gulf of Aden. Among the most active and deadly of these volcanoes is Nyiragongo, a so-called stratovolcano located just north of the city of Goma in the Democratic ...

Kabila, who left Congo in 2023, came to Goma “to participate in peace efforts” in the conflict-hit east where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized large swaths of territory, including the ...

Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania are relatively politically stable. But they have endured hard knocks on their economies due to recent conflicts in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan ...