The armed group ISIL ( ISIS) has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack that a United Nations mission says killed at ...

The Southern African regional bloc has said it will conclude its troop deployment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), having decided on a “phased withdrawal”. Leaders from the 16 ...

The recent truce between the Congolese government and the M23 rebel group — along with an earlier DRC-Rwanda peace deal — was ...

The M23 re-emerged in 2022, prompting the east African region to send in troops. While eastern DRC contains over 100 armed groups, the M23 has drawn the region’s attention.

This discussion will explore the ongoing conflict in eastern DRC, prospects for regional peace, and the DRC’s economic and geopolitical integration since joining the EAC. And coming as this visit does ...

Two months ago, DRC President Felix Tshisekedi urged the regional force not to favour M23. Tshisekedi has also told the regional force to leave Congolese territory on several occasions if they don’t ...

As the region’s economic and political giant, South Africa has had a key role in the DRC, starting with President Nelson Mandela brokering talks between Mobutu and his usurper Laurent-Désiré Kabila in ...