At a summit held in Tanzania, east and southern African leaders urged an "immediate and unconditional" ceasefire to armed ...

Rwanda's president stunned CNN's Larry Madowo with his response to President Donald Trump's brutal move to dismantle the US ...

After capturing the key city of Goma, the M23 rebels in eastern Congo seem intent on capturing more territory – and lucrative mining operations.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has demanded a ceasefire in Eastern DRC after M23 rebels reported to have taken over most of ...

President Paul Kagame yesterday said that South African troops had no place in the battlefield ... Under a 2016 deal struck with then-US president Barack Obama’s administration, the US agreed to ...

President Paul Kagame held talks with Angolan President João Lourenço on efforts to find a long-term and sustainable solution to the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The ...

For at least 14 years, President Paul Kagame has been orchestrating a series of guerrilla wars to destabilize the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Rwandan President Paul Kagame blasted criticism of his country’s role in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where rebels his government backs have ...

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The Rwanda-backed armed group M23 vowed Thursday to "continue the march of liberation" to the DR Congo capital Kinshasa, as its fighters made further advances in the mineral-rich east of the country.

What has been a slow-burn crisis in eastern DRC has again exploded into the open. Kagame appears to have calculated that a change of US administration is a good time to strike. A peace process ...

Rwanda President Paul Kagame has warned South Africa that although Rwanda prefers peace, it will, without doubt, respond to any “confrontation” from any force that threatens its sovereignty or defence ...