M23 fighters, backed by Rwanda, continue to advance into eastern DR Congo. While the rebels are outnumbered by the Congolese army, DW examines whether the military has the capacity to respond ...

at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards Congo Warlord Thomas Lubanga Jailed for Child Soldier Crimes The Hague-based ICC court first ever conviction sentences Congo warlord Thomas Lubanga to 14 years in ...

Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame met in Doha on Tuesday for the first time since the latest M23 advance that has seen the rebels ...

After talks in Qatar, the two countries’ presidents said they were committed to an unconditional truce between Congo’s army and a rebel group that Rwanda denies backing. By Elian Peltier and ...

One of the wives and three children of Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony have been repatriated ... for cruelty against civilians in Uganda, Congo, Central African Republic and what is now South Sudan.

The conflict currently plaguing eastern DR Congo began in the 1990s ... Khan added: "What we have to do is draw the poison from different warlords and different armed groups that are laying ...

Protests are likely to continue over the coming months, particularly in the run-up to the Congo presidential elections next year. Les récents affrontements ont remis le M23 de l'est du Congo à ...