A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...

The war in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on the border with Rwanda, has caused at least six million deaths in the last twenty-seven years, according to official figures. Some estimate ...

Rwanda-backed rebels battling Congo’s army have pushed into a strategic, mineral-rich town in the east, ignoring calls for a ...

After talks in Qatar, the two countries’ presidents said they were committed to an unconditional truce between Congo’s army and ... to become a regional war, or be the latest failed attempt ...

Neighbouring countries and foreign powers have been stepping up diplomatic efforts to halt what has quickly become eastern Congo's worst conflict since a 1998-2003 war that drew in multiple ...

A claim that Kigali denies. Analysts fear that Uganda and Rwanda's growing presence in eastern DRC could lead to a repeat of the so-called Second Congo War, which lasted from 1998 to 2003 ...

At least 14 South African troops have been killed in the fighting in DR Congo Southern African leaders ... This is a full-on war and South Africa is hardly ready for any such war," he said.

Southern African leaders have announced they will pull their troops out of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they have ... This is a full-on war and South Africa is hardly ready for ...