The announcement came after days of fighting between the M23 group and Congolese forces left around 900 people dead.

As Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo push south towards the city of Bukavu, they are likely to have to fight their way through thousands of troops from Burundi, ramping ...

Rwanda is facing mounting international pressure over its role in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the ...

After taking control of Goma, the M23 rebels – backed by Rwanda – now want to advance further into South Kivu. But as they ...

They are training and arming young Burundian refugees and sending them to fight in DRC, the President said. Thank you for reading Nation.Africa Show plans Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye has ...

Thirty years after the violence, a related border conflict escalates, with control of mineral wealth at stake.

M23 now controls nearly all of North Kivu and the province’s vast mineral wealth—including tin (cassiterite), tantalum ...

Burundi’s Rodrigue Kwizera and Francine Niyomukunzi won the senior races at the Cross Internacional das Amendoeiras em Flor ...

The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi's president said Saturday, as Africa's top health agency warned the fighting could spark new ...

Burundi's president has warned the escalating conflict in eastern DR Congo could spark a regional war. The Rwanda-backed M23 ...

A major offensive by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in east Democratic Republic of Congo appeared to have stalled on Saturday ...

Kenyan President William Ruto, the East African Community (EAC) chair, convened a virtual summit on 29 January to discuss the ...