More than 700 people have been killed and 2,800 injured in just five days since fighting escalated in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between January 26-30, UN Secretary-General ...

President Ramaphosa said, in a statement that, the fighting is the result of an escalation by the rebel group M23 and Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) militia engaging the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC ...

Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner made the claim to the BBC, saying that she believed Rwanda was attempting to orchestrate a regime change in the DRC as international leaders had failed ...

France was also in "close contact with its partners at the U.N. in New York to encourage a resumption of the dialogue between DRC and Rwanda, facilitated by Angola within the Luanda process." ...

Rwanda’s involvement stems from two key motivations: economic gain and border security. Eastern DRC is rich in minerals, much of it extracted by artisanal miners. M23 controls key mining areas, ...

Kinshasa, 31 January 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), is deeply concerned about the hundreds of thousands of civilians displaced over the last few days in Goma, North Kivu ...

The Rwanda-backed armed group M23 vowed Thursday to "continue the march of liberation" to the DR Congo capital Kinshasa, as its fighters made further advances in the mineral-rich east of ...

Gold at record high, dollar is firm and Hong Kong shares rise to a four-month peak ahead of Fed chair’s testimony ...

EFF MP Carl Niehaus said the meeting on troops in the DRC had been cancelled to shield Angie Motshekga from answering questions from MPs. Parliamentarians are up in arms after an urgent portfolio ...

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has denied claims that its soldiers deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have surrendered to the M23 rebels. This follows a video ...

JOHANNESBURG - The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has expressed concern over what it's called misleading claims that its members have surrendered in Goma, in the eastern Democratic ...