With Hutus at the helm, there was systematic repression of the Tutsis. This led to the formation of the Tutsi rebel group, ...

What is their long-term goal and what should world leaders be doing to stop the massacres and human rights abuses? COMMENT | ...

Analysts weigh in on Rwanda’s role in the conflict in DRC, whether minerals are a factor and if diplomacy can succeed.

By John Cannon The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has ...

Fourteen South African soldiers have already died in fighting. The army has now deployed an additional 700 to 800 troops to ...

Christian leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo have pledged to work toward peace and harmony between neighbors ...

The M23, backed by Rwanda, has overpowered the poorly trained Congolese army, while Uganda, Burundi and South Africa have ...

In this case, DRC claims violations of human rights, including incidents of genocide, acts of abuse such as rape and ...

Thirty years after the violence, a related border conflict escalates, with control of mineral wealth at stake.

The conflict between the M23 and the Congolese government is deeply linked to the aftermath of the 1994 Rwandan genocide and ...

The SADC forces have lost dozens of soldiers since the M23 resumed fighting in the eastern DRC. The bloc lost 16 soldiers ...

The EU is giving Rwanda's government £750m to develop its infrastructure. With competition from China and other countries, ...