The crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is getting worse. In January, even before the Rwanda-backed M23 seized ...

M23 fighters, backed by Rwanda, continue to advance in eastern DR Congo. "One of the main factors explaining the weakness of ...

The southern African regional bloc has decided to end its military deployment to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where it lost at least a dozen soldiers in conflict there in January.

as well as several Rwandan military officers, over gross human rights abuses committed during M23’s offensive in eastern DRC, which has killed over 7,000 people since January.

The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.

The Rwanda-backed M23 militant group has overrun eastern Congo's two major cities in recent weeks, deepening a dire humanitarian crisis and sparking open talk of a coup against President Felix ...

US nationals Marcel Malanga and Taylor Christian Thomson, both 21, and 36-year-old Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun are among 51 people accused by the Congolese military of participating in the coup.

REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi As the Democratic Republic of Congo’s decades-long struggle with insecurity heats up, increased regional military engagement heightens risks. Blog posts represent the ...

The military displays are one of the highlights of the opening of parliament. However, the attacks on South African soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have left political parties ...

UN experts have said Rwanda backs M23 and maintains some 3,000-4,000 troops in the eastern DRC in support of the group. Rwanda denies providing the rebels with military assistance.

The southern African regional bloc has decided to end its military deployment to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where it lost at least a dozen soldiers in conflict there in January. The ...