More than a month after rebels captured Goma, the capital of DRC’s North Kivu province, humanitarian workers dispute the UN’s ...

Following a brief visit to Luanda by Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi Tuesday, the Angolan presidency announced that it ...

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) heard this week “a parallel administration” seemingly set up by the Congo River Alliance (CRA) is running Goma following the M23 (Mouvement du 23 Mars) ...

ITUC-Africa also called on the M23 rebels to immediately cease hostilities and withdraw from Goma, warning that their actions are worsening the suffering of innocent civilians. The statement urges ...

Businesses are struggling to survive, financial transactions are almost impossible, and people are having trouble making ends ...

The time has come for African men to refuse the call to arms and demand a future built on peace and democracy.

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and partners in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are providing lifesaving ...

The South African government has faced backlash over its decision not to recall the service men and women following the deaths of about 14 soldiers and reports that the fighters were running out of ...

"This is the most worrying period of Goma's history," he said ... with implications far beyond Africa. Either way - if history is any guide - the treasures beneath the soil are unlikely to ...

When the rebels took over Goma, UN aid agencies warned of a major ... but it has been unable to halt the rebels. South Africa has said 14 of its soldiers have died in clashes with the M23.

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