The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group welcomed Thursday the prospect of direct negotiations with the Congolese government to end the conflict in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

The AFC/M23 rebellion in eastern DR Congo has "categorically reject the unfounded allegations" presented in Human Rights ...

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DRC hopes opening its vast mine fields to the Western world will pave way to long lasting ...

Over the last 10 days, Kinshasa has won some battles; the US imposed sanctions on a Rwandan State minister James Kabarebe and ...

For decades, Western aid has been portrayed as a benevolent force, a catalyst for humanitarian relief and economic ...

As Angola continues to act as a mediator in the crisis in eastern DRC, President Lourenço is working on bringing about direct ...

Mine shafts snake under the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's mountains, but instead of the Congolese government their ...

This marks a shift from previous Angola-led peace talks, which excluded M23 and instead focused on Rwanda’s role in the ...

President Paul Kagame has emphasised that resolving the ongoing crisis in DR Congo will require the Congolese government to "hold the bull by its horns" and engage the AFC/M23 rebels peacefully, ...

Since January, however, the rapid conquest and occupation of a huge area of the Democratic Republic of Congo by Rwanda and ...

The rebels are supported by about 4,000 troops from neighboring Rwanda, according to U.N. experts, and at times have vowed to march as far as Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, over 1,000 miles (1,600 ...