This publication has learnt that the government, in an attempt to salvage lost revenues from border posts in the M23 zone, ...

The conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has entered a new and more destabilizing stage. A call for a pause in the fighting by leaders from the 8 member states of the East African ...

Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in minerals.

Since January, however, the rapid conquest and occupation of a huge area of the Democratic Republic of Congo by Rwanda and ...

Rebels in eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, began a ceasefire on Tuesday and people rushed to bury some 2,000 victims of last week's battles for the city as they feared the spread of disease.

The EAC and SADC are under growing pressure to translate diplomatic engagements into concrete action to prevent further ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, eight sources said on Wednesday, in an apparent violation of a unilateral ...

“Tanzania, we are appealing for your help,” the man says. The M23 – short for March 23 Movement – fighters announced they had captured Goma, the capital city of North Kivu, on January ...

Zambia and Tanzania on Friday called for an immediate ceasefire and an end to hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Expressing concern over the worsening security situation in eastern ...

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on Wednesday estimated that at least 2,800 people died in Goma. (with newswires) Read or Listen to this story on the RFI website.

“Tanzania, we are appealing for your help,” the man says. The M23 – short for March 23 Movement – fighters announced they had captured Goma, the capital city of North Kivu, on January 27, 2025 ...