Direct peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels will begin in the Angolan capital on March 18, ...

Democratic Republic of Congo is considering sending representatives to peace talks with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group ...

The heavily armed rebels do not act alone. They are backed by neighbouring Rwanda, according to the UN and the US. Rwanda ...

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

The Southern African regional bloc has said it will conclude its troop deployment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), having decided on a “phased withdrawal”.

Movement (M23) fighters seized an airport serving Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo a day before the African Union’s (AU) February 2025 summit began in Ethiopia. A post shared on X ...

Rwanda appears to be betting on its reputation as a key security partner and sports destination to minimize any backlash to its involvement in the war.

Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers. That's according to the soldier's families.

The BBC meets residents of Goma following the rebel takeover and those being forced by the M23 to leave camps.

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu ... The city was in chaos a day earlier, with many lootings haven taken place, and with many residents panicked and fleeing – but a sense of ...

Congolese soldiers near the city of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, in January, shortly before the M23 militia captured ... of which can pull in $900 a day, many times a soldier’s monthly ...

Jordan Bita preferred to risk his life swimming across a roaring river than stay at home and be conscripted by rebels in ...