For decades, the DR Congo has been engulfed in conflict, particularly in its eastern region. The crisis has had devastating consequences for the people living there, forcing thousands to flee to ...

This resulted in millions of deaths, with neighbouring countries – especially Rwanda ... Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame in ...

M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

Kinshasa, its capital, is 1,500km from the provinces (South Kivu, North Kivu and Ituri) that border the other Great Lakes countries (Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda). The advance of M23, a Rwandan ...

The simmering conflict between Rwanda and the DRC, which share a border, has since exploded following the M23’s advance into Goma. Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande Makolo told CNN that ...

There was no immediate comment from Rwanda, which denies accusations from the United Nations, the US and several other countries that ... 30,000 people crossed the border to escape the rebels ...