The regional blocs of southern and eastern Africa will hold a joint summit in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam on ...

South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...

Kagame's comments clearly suggested that he wants South Africa to back off from DR Congo, where its military involvement ...

Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...

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

Rwandan-backed rebels are gaining ground in eastern Congo despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week.

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic ...

Critical minerals factor into the fight.

The M23 launched a new offensive in DR Congo's South Kivu days before the Rwandan and Congolese presidents are due to attend ...

For centuries, locals have told stories of mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature said to lurk in the Congo Basin. But as ...

According to the United Nations, hundreds of women were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in Goma, DR Congo.

The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first ...