Leaders from Eastern and Southern African regional blocs gather in Tanzania on Saturday to seek a solution to the conflict in ...

The seizure by M23 rebels of vast tracts of land in the mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered a ...

Regional leaders of eight East African Community (EAC) countries, and the 16-member South African Development Community (SADC ...

The mortal remains of the 14 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers who were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last month are on their way back to South Africa following ...

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 ...

In the eastern reaches of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the shimmering waters of Lake Kivu meet rolling green ...

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

The United Nations warned Friday that the violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo could spiral further, threatening ...

UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday (07 Feb) expressed profound concerns at the ongoing violent escalation in eastern ...

The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety. The rebels held a rally at a stadium in Goma on Thursday that was part of ...

As M23 continues its destructive march, the upcoming EAC-SADC summit must consider lessons from failed peace efforts.