The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.

Since flag independence from Belgium on June 30, 1960 and since the gruesome murder of its founding president, Patrice ...

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, widow Francine Nsengiyumva and her children are among many displaced from Goma when M23 ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has demanded a ceasefire in Eastern DRC after M23 rebels reported to have taken over most of ...

Grieving for the loss of South African soldiers defending the people of the eastern DR Congo, Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, who himself has family in the SA National Defence Force, has composed the follow ...

It eventually resulted into the two Chiefs of Defence of Forces, Gen Célestin Mbala Munsense (Armed Forces of DR Congo) and Gen Wilson Mbadi (UPDF), inking a deal that would allow the troops to hunt ...

The number of active military personnel varies across Africa, with some countries maintaining a small force due to economic ...

Now head of the Congo River Alliance (CRA ... Among them was the March 23 Movement (M23), an insurgent group backed by Rwanda. Nangaa has since positioned himself as a leading figure in the rebellion ...