The First Congo War (1996–1997) began in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, during which ethnic Hutu extremists killed an estimated one million minority ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus in ...

It’s one of several attempts to end the deadly conflict in the troubled eastern DRC. Will it work where others failed?

WASHINGTON — The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda on Friday signed a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help ...

Since the Rwandan genocide, the ongoing conflict in east Congo has killed 6 million people, in attacks, famines and unchecked ...

Burundi experienced decades of ethnic violence and civil war up to 2005. Under a peace agreement signed in 2000, seats in the parliament are split 60-40 between the two ethnic groups, Hutu and Tutsi.

Burundi experienced decades of ethnic violence and civil war up to 2005. Under a peace agreement signed in 2000, seats in the parliament are split 60-40 between the two ethnic groups, Hutu and Tutsi.

More than three decades after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda plunged the African Great Lakes region into unprecedented turmoil, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda agreed to a US-backed peace deal meant to end years of deadly conflict and promote development in Congo’s volatile eastern region.Foreign ministers from the ...

Qatar has presented a draft peace proposal to Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels after months of mediation in Doha, and the two sides will consult their leaders before resuming talks, a source ...

While the deal could be a turning point in the struggle to end the conflict, many Congolese see the deal mainly as an opportunity for the US to acquire Congo's critical minerals.

Leaked reports, satellite images and interviews reveal the extent of Rwanda's shadow war in the Congo, as the U.S. tries to strike a deal for peace and access to the region's minerals.