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

The crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is getting worse. In January, even before the Rwanda-backed M23 seized Goma and Bukavu, and before the collapse of much of the humanitarian aid ...

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 latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military ... kept it weak for fear of a coup. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s army has appeared too ...

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.

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 ...

in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and have been admitted into 1 Military Hospital in Pretoria. On Tuesday, SANDF spokesperson Siphiwe Dlamini said the group, who have critical injuries, have ...

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 ...