M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has a wealth of natural resources, including metals and minerals such as gold, tin and coltan, essential for manufacturing mobile phones and batteries for electric ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to advance south towards Bukavu, the capital of South ...

Commission, Dr Moussa Faki Mahamat, has welcomed decisions made by the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) and the East African Community (EAC) to hold a joint summit to find a lasting ...

But will it actually work? Our past and ongoing research on army integration and demobilisation in eastern DRC casts doubt on the plan, for three reasons. The first risk is that armed groups will ...

Rebels claim to have captured the key city of Goma in the DRC, as the decades-long conflict becomes even more volatile. Sky ...

The largest city in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has long been a refuge ... 100 armed groups compete for land, loot and political influence. On January 26th the most ...

Map of territory controlled by the M23 rebels in the ... Some 15,000 peacekeepers are present in the DRC. In South Africa, ...