African diplomacy is in high gear as leaders seek to stop the conflict in the DRC. As the rest of the world loudly cautions Kinshasa and M23 rebels for restraint, African negotiators choose a ...

Is it too late, asked Le Pays (Ouagadougou): have we "reached the point of no return" for another catastrophic conflict in ...

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas talked about a recent flashpoint in Africa - and if and how the EU needs to adapt its development work policies after President Trump slashed US aid programmes. The ...

Editorial - The Summit on Saturday bringing together SADC and the East African Community (EAC) was immensely practical in ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels appeared on Friday to be closing in on eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city, ...

Analysts weigh in on Rwanda’s role in the conflict in DRC, whether minerals are a factor and if diplomacy can succeed.

Rwanda-backed M23 Rebels Launch New Offensive, Seizes Nyabibwe | Firstpost Africa The M23 rebels have launched a fresh offensive along with Rwandan forces in DR Congo's mineral-rich east days after ...

we are fleeing,” Sifa said as she rocked a baby, her youngest, in her arms. Several weeks ago, the M23 rebels—one of over 100 armed groups competing for control in eastern Congo—began ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has rapidly seized swathes of territory in the mineral-rich eastern DRC in an offensive that has left thousands dead and displaced vast numbers. The group took ...

Germany is investigating multiple suspicious drone sightings near a military base training Ukrainian troops on Patriot ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...