A detailed timeline for the discussions will be shared with the press in the coming days, DRC president's special security advisor said. The mineral-rich eastern DRC remains a focal point of ...

The meeting, which was mediated by the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, was their first direct talks since the M23 rebels seized two major cities in eastern DRC. The African Union urged all ...

Here is a map and breakdown of the M23’s advance in eastern Congo. M23 fighters and their Rwandan allies launched an offensive on Walikale in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, about ...

"Walikale-centre is occupied by the M23... We retreated to avoid human losses," an officer in DRC's military (FARDC) told AFP. The source further noted that M23 fighters are currently about 30 ...

The majority of the people in eastern DRC are Tutsis who have strong ties with other Tutsi groups across the border. Tutsis have long seen themselves as victims of the haphazard drafting of borders.

The M23 militia is ruling over a vast stretch of territory in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, threatening the sovereignty of the biggest country in sub-Saharan Africa. M23 ...

On 13 March, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) announced the termination and phased withdrawal of its military deployment in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This ...

Aerial view of forest areas and agricultural plots in the DRC. Photo: World Bank Initiatives in agroforestry, clean energy, and community-driven forest management have reached more than 421,000 people ...

It is the latest escalation in an area that has long been victim of a patchwork of armed actors scrambling for dominance over the region's vast resources of coltan ... with the DRC's consent ...

Rwandan leader Paul Kagame and DRC President Felix Tshisekedi met Tuesday ... exploit the region's valuable minerals such as gold and coltan. Rwanda denies providing the M23 with military ...

The presidents of Rwanda and DRC have expressed their support for a ... to exploit the region's valuable minerals such as gold and coltan. Rwanda denies providing the M23 with military assistance ...