Ongoing violence and instability, including fighting by M23 rebels, has forced millions of people to flee their homes.

By Fergus O’Leary SimpsonJoel MasselinkLara Collart The resurgence of the M23 (March 23 movement) rebel group has once again drawn global attention to the eastern Democratic Republic of the ...

Neighbouring countries and foreign powers have been stepping up diplomatic efforts to halt what has quickly become eastern DRC’s worst conflict since a 1998-2003 war that drew in multiple ...

Nairobi (AFP) – Uganda's role in eastern DR Congo has largely gone under the radar during recent violence but its complex approach aims to secure long-standing security and economic interests in ...

Angola announced on Monday it would withdraw from its role as mediator in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between government forces and the M23 rebel group in order to ...

Backed by Rwanda, the M23 armed group has swept through the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, taking two regional capitals. It is the latest escalation in an area that has long been victim ...