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

WHENEVER the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is mentioned, two things come to mind- the first is goldmine and glory, and ...

RWANDA has the best economy in Africa and receives over US$1 billion international grants every year from the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US). But wait until ...

The capture of Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, on Monday, January 27, by the Congo River Alliance (AFC), which includes the M23 rebels, has demonstrated everything wrong in the ongoing ...

The war - concentrated in Congo’s eastern city of Goma where 3 million people live - exponentially raises the risk of ...

Southern African heads of state re-affirmed their support for Democratic Republic of Congo in its fight against Rwanda-backed ...

SADC at it's Extraordinary Summit in Harare on Friday made it clear that it would not abandon the Democratic Republic of Congo, in fact wishing to strengthen support for that country which is facing a ...

Rwanda has criticized South Africa’s military involvement in eastern DR Congo, accusing Pretoria of fighting on the behalf of Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi while masking economic interests ...

The death of South African soldiers on a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in the Democratic Republic of ...

How politics in Kinshasa combines with international power politics to undermine regional efforts for peace in DRC THE LAST ...

Analysis - Kenya's foray into the Great Lakes six years ago, was not without ulterior economic motives. Did competing military visions in the East Africa Community's Regional Force cost the region in ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels declare ceasefire in Goma, Congo, amid humanitarian crisis, as fighting displaces thousands and ...