As the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has intensified in recent months, the UN peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, has been working to protect civilians - including in areas under ...

Since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen recurrent armed conflict, political tensions, regional power struggles and battles over its natural resources ...

The situation in eastern DRC continues to deteriorate, with M23 rebels gaining ground and diplomatic efforts failing to produce viable solutions. The rebels’ refusal to negotiate or withdraw from ...

More African countries are rallying around to resolve the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with eastern and southern African countries seeking to broker peace.They have now expanded their ...

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger once described diplomacy as the art of restraining power. But if mismanaged, he ...

President Paul Kagame asked the new Secretary General of Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB), Col Pacifique Kayigamba Kabanda, to focus on strengthening the institution’s capacity to fight cross-border ...

At the instance of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and his Rwandan counterpart, President Paul Kagame met ...

National and NGOs working in Rwanda have been banned from cooperating with Belgian institutions, the RGB said, after Kigali ...

The UN Security Council members should reassess MONUSCO's mandate in DR Congo if the mission can no longer fulfill its mandate to protect civilians in M23-controlled areas, said Dorothy Shea, the U.S.

There has been a feeling of regret on whether the momentum for peace was actually lost ...

The head of the UN Mission in Congo told the Security Council that M23 controls large parts of North Kivu and South Kivu “and ...