The heavily armed rebels do not act alone. They are backed by neighbouring Rwanda, according to the UN and the US. Rwanda denies this, though it no longer denies having its own troops in DR Congo, ...

African leaders have announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi, who were sent to ...

Democratic Republic of Congo is considering sending representatives to peace talks that Angola plans to host next week which ...

M23 fighters, backed by Rwanda, continue to advance in eastern DR Congo. "One of the main factors explaining the weakness of ...

Angola has acted as a mediator in the conflict in eastern Congo , which escalated in late January when the Rwanda-backed rebels advanced and took control of the strategic eastern Congo city of Goma.

Angola has acted as a mediator in the conflict in eastern Congo, which escalated in late January when the Rwanda-backed ...

Felix Tshisekedi, the president of Congo, was in Angola to discuss a potential peace process. According to the press release, ...

Rebels advancing in eastern Congo US imposed sanctions on Rwanda’s James Kabarebe UK and EU also reviewing Rwanda ties Kabarebe says sanctions will deter Kinshasa from peace talks Members of the ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) - International sanctions against Rwanda will reduce the incentive for Kinshasa to engage in peace talks with M23 rebels who have made lightning advances in eastern Congo this ...

KINSHASA, Congo — More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Congo's prime minister ...

More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured ... Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi in distant Kinshasa, which has long had a tenuous grip on the east.