The UN peacekeeping force in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has warned of the risk of ethnically motivated attacks as ...

Congo’s security forces are fighting against Rwanda-backed rebels who advanced into a key eastern city in a major escalation of a decadeslong conflict.

Battle for control of central African nation fuelled by increasing demand for minerals crucial in manufacture of smartphones ...

Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the ...

An armed group backed by Rwandan troops took control of the besieged Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma's airport on Tuesday, a security source said, following three days of ...

Congolese security forces have tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo’s largest city ...

In the capital, Kinshasa, protesters complaining of a lack of international action attacked foreign embassies, including ...

An emergency meeting of the East African Community (EAC) heads of state slated for Wednesday is yet another step to prevent a ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday spoke separately with the presidents of the Democratic Republic ...

Vladimir Putin grabbed Donbas, an eastern region of Ukraine, and pretended he had not. As a figleaf he used local separatist ...

Protesters have attacked missions in the capital of the African country as anger grows about the advance of the M23 rebel ...