M23 rebels take ‘instructions’ from Kigali, as Kampala ‘doubles’ army presence in DRC, says leaked report by UN experts.

On July 15, 1994, an unprecedented 250,000 Rwandan refugees crossed from Gisenyi (now Rubavu) into Goma, in what was then Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo--DRC).

The latest report from the United Nations expert group on the conflict in eastern DRC, released on Wednesday, July 2, reignites accusations against Rwanda.

In the aftermath of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, Rwanda faced enormous infrastructure challenges, including electricity access, which stood at only 1%. Today, as the country marks 31 years of ...

Congo and the M23 rebel group have agreed to a declaration of principles to end fighting in eastern Congo, a sign of progress after months of talks mediated by Qatar, though key details still need to ...

In several Goma neighborhoods where almost nobody had electricity just five years ago, a small solar network is offering a flicker of hope despite widespread poverty and the city’s violent ...

Critics of the agreement have questioned whether it is thorough enough and will be able to bring peace.

Decades of fighting have led to what the United Nations has called “one of the most protracted, complex, serious humanitarian crises on Earth.” ...

Learn about sources of continued violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and how the United Nations, African Union, and neighboring countries are struggling to curtail it.

M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.