THE African Union is in deep slumber as the Democratic Republic of Congo bleeds. Over 900 people were reported killed in Goma, the largest city in the country’s eastern part, in five days of fighting ...

African leaders on Saturday demanded an immediate ceasefire and negotations, to end a severe outbreak of fighting in the ...

Mechanical diggers have spent days excavating the dark, volcanic earth of the city of Goma, preparing long trenches in which ...

Leaders from east and southern Africa call on all warring parties - including the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels - to meet within ...

Leaders at an unprecedented joint summit of Eastern and Southern African blocs aimed at defusing the crisis in Eastern Congo ...

We'll look at the latest developments in the instability and violence in a region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwanda-backed fighters are battling Congolese troops.

The communique also points out that the defense chiefs are also expected to "develop a securitization plan" for the city of Goma and the surrounding areas ...

Thousands of families have been displaced by violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels last month seized the key city of Goma in a blitz offensive in the mineral-rich region ...

The M23, whose top brass are mostly Congolese Tutsi, began its insurgency more than three years ago after a decade of ...

Nearly three thousand people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to ...

The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety ...

This week, a ceasefire took hold in the city of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Now, the grim task of burying some 2,000 bodies begins. The World’s Marco Werman spoke to Arlette Bashizi, a ...