Sixteen South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members died in the cross-fire in January – the biggest contingent since the battle of Bangui in 2013.

By Aimable Twahirwa The resumption of hostilities since the M23 (March 23 Movement) rebel group resurged and captured ...

The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels will hold talks next week, mediator Angola has announced. A statement from President Joao Lourenco’s ...

Rebels Call for Peace, Direct Talks with Govt in Kinshasa | Firstpost Africa | N18G The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have once ...

Sixteen-year-old Darkuna watched, terrified, as six gun-wielding men ransacked her home. She would become one of many ...

The unidentified ailment has sickened 1,300 people and led to more than 50 deaths. Regardless of the cause, experts say ...

Addis Ababa (AFP) – A dramatic escalation of the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and swingeing US humanitarian aid cuts are set to dominate an African Union summit this week ...

As US President Donald Trump pushes for the United States to become a global leader in the production and processing of ...

Rwanda-backed rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have promised to “restore ... otherwise how will we live?” fruit and spice seller Maman Nyabadeu told the AFP news agency.

The DRC is one of the countries in the world with the highest infant mortality (70 per 1000 live births), particularly because of low vaccination coverage across the country. About 45% of under-5 ...

Conflicts in eastern DRC stem from ethnic tensions linked to ... nearly three-quarters of the country’s 102.3 million citizens live on less than $2.15 a day. The country’s GDP per capita ...