Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have pushed deeper into the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), capturing the town of Walikale despite growing international calls for a ceasefire. The rebels ...

Soldiers of the Armed forces of the Democratic republic of Congo (FARDC) ride on top of a tank as they leave the city of Goma, on 23 January 2025 towards Sake. Picture: AFP KINSHASA, DR CONGO ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Former members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and police officers who ...

The M23 rebel group behind the latest flare up of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has pulled out of peace talks a day before they were due to start in Angola. The Rwanda ...

Talks to end fighting in Congo break down Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi had previously refused direct talks with the M23 rebels that have fought the government for more than a decade. But ...

Rwanda severed diplomatic ties on Monday with its former colonial ruler, Belgium, which has been pushing to penalize Rwanda over its invasion of the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo ...

Rwanda has cut diplomatic ties with Belgium, saying it has been "consistently undermined" by the European nation during the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Brussels has been ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the second largest country in Africa and one of the continent’s most important for nature conservation. Dense forests and woodlands cover more than half of ...

Previous rounds of peace talks mediated by Angola have failed to halt the fighting between the Congolese army and the M23, in a volatile region of the DRC riven by infighting between various armed ...