A Rwandan government minister and M23 rebel group spokesperson were sanctioned Thursday by US for alleged involvement in ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Kenyan President William Ruto urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic ...

The United States is sanctioning today two individuals and two entities linked to violence and human rights abuses in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This action includes designation ...

M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have captured the eastern city of Bukavu with the backing of Rwandan forces, ...

The war erupting in the Democratic Republic of Congo has its roots in the Rwandan genocide and the bloodiest war of the 21st ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

The United Nations Human Rights Council earlier this month launched a commission that will investigate atrocities.

Rwanda waged the First Congo War against Zaire with the help of other African states (most significantly ... the country’s name back to The Democratic Republic of Congo. In 1998, the Second ...

Congo has been plagued by war for nearly three decades. Millions of people have been displaced, and rape has consistently ...

M23 forces have seized large swathes of the mineral-rich eastern DRC -- including the main cities of Goma and Bukavu -- in ...

At a recent summit in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, leaders of eight African states released a statement calling for an immediate ...