A joint summit of leaders from eastern and southern Africa is underway in Tanzania as African governments try to find a ...

A summit of African leaders held in Tanzania to address the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday called for an "immediate and unconditional ceasefire" within five days.The summit in ...

End Congo clash for Africa to move ahead The recent killings of more than 700 people in the Goma region of Eastern Congo are sad memories of the history of wars and instability that continue to rock ...

A map of Africa highlights two countries: Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, along with two major Congolese cities, Kinshasa and Goma.

Last year, another seven South Africans were killed in eastern DR Congo - making it one of the country's deadliest combat-related tragedies in recent times. South Africa and Rwanda have long had a ...

GENEVA, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo will present a motion to the United Nations Human Rights Council seeking an investigation into what it called "mass violations" of rights ...

Congo will present a motion to the United Nations ... Both parties blamed each other for failed talks as tensions escalated. South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, Uganda's President Yoweri ...

Supported by It was one of the deadliest battles in decades in the Democratic Republic of Congo. After the city of Goma fell to a rebel group known as M23 last week, the International Red Cross ...

Rwanda has criticized South Africa's military involvement in eastern DR Congo, accusing Pretoria of fighting on the behalf of Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi while masking economic interests ...

Congo Losses Expose Limit of South Africa's Diplomatic Ambitions By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global ...

A South African defence expert, Helmoed Heitman, says the Southern African Development Community mission in DR Congo (SAMIDRC) is a complete failure and the bloc should negotiate its withdrawal.

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the deaths of 13 of its soldiers in eastern Congo fighting ...