The First Congo War, also known as Africa’s First World War, took place from October 1996 till May 1997. It involved multiple ...

Burundi is dealing with its biggest influx of refugees in 25 years as families flee the escalating conflict in the Democratic ...

DR Congo citizens on Monday, February 17, took to the streets in a wave of fresh protests demanding the immediate withdrawal of foreign military forces, including MONUSCO, the Burundi National Defence ...

Rwanda-backed rebels have tightened their grip on Bukavu a day after seizing the second major city in eastern Congo ...

Burundi has "accelerated" the withdrawal of some troops from DR Congo, a senior military source told AFP Thursday, as the UN ...

A UN peacekeeping mission has been in place since 1999. The current force – known as Monusco – is made up of more than 10,000 troops. However, of these, only the Force Intervention Brigade is ...

Goma, in North Kivu in eastern Congo, has fallen. The M23 rebels, backed by Rwandan forces, have claimed control of the town.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has issued a worrying warning. Violent fighting near a laboratory in Goma ...