The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.
The M23 rebels' rapid advance is the latest chapter in eastern DR Congo's long history of instability. DW breaks down the key factors behind the ongoing turmoil.
Angola is advancing efforts to mediate the crisis in eastern DR Congo by facilitating direct negotiations between Kinshasa and the M23 rebel group. Following a meeting in Luanda, Angolan President ...
A child displaced by the fighting between M23 rebels and government soldiers holds a damaged helmet at the camp in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Congo President Plans Unity Government in Response to Eastern Crisis (Reuters) - Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi will launch a unity government, his spokesperson said on Saturday, as he faces ...
Previous rounds of peace talks on the DR Congo crisis always excluded the rebel movement. But on Tuesday, Angola said the two sides had agreed to come to the negotiating table. ALSO READ ...
At least half a million people have been displaced by the fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo over the past two ...