Relations between Rwanda and South Africa have soured as security deteriorates in eastern DR Congo. As the violence escalates, both regional powers seem unable to build bridges - but why?

The instability in eastern Congo is not just a national issue—it has ramifications for the entire East African region ...

Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo - 04, 2025 More than 2,000 bodies have been buried in the city of Goma, in the ...

Steward Muhindo is an activist with LUCHA (Lutte pour le changement), a non-violent, non-partisan civic movement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He spoke to CIVICUS about the conflict ...

Rebels from the M23 group have captured the town of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Rwandan ...

We, the undersigned 75 Congolese, regional, and international human rights organizations, write to appeal to you to urgently work to establish, in the context of a special session of the UN Human ...

By Fabrice Robinet Regional conflicts, murderous militias, the exploitation of natural resources, innocent civilians forced to flee their homes; these ...

M23, an amorphous well-heeled and ambitious rebel group from the east of the DRC is the lead combatant within a coalition of ...

DRC gained independence in 1960 and since then the UN has played a crucial role in the country, notably through the ...

The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 announced a unilateral humanitarian "ceasefire" from Tuesday in the DR Congo's (DRC) ...

The rebel group M23 declared a ceasefire in areas under its control in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, citing ...