SADC has announced the phased withdrawal of its forces from eastern DRC, where they have supported the government in fighting ...

The European Investment Bank is holding off on decisions to finance the $760m Ruzizi III hydropower plant in Central Africa, ...

The heavily armed rebels do not act alone. They are backed by neighbouring Rwanda, according to the UN and the US. Rwanda ...

Southern African leaders have announced the phased withdrawal of regional troops from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where ...

The M23 is one of the most important actors operating in the DRC territory, allegedly supported by Rwanda. While the M23’s ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group cautiously welcomed Thursday the prospect of direct negotiations with the Congolese ...

The M23 has continued to gain ground in eastern DR Congo and last month seized the region's second-biggest city, Bukavu.

M23 fighters, backed by Rwanda, continue to advance in eastern DR Congo. While the rebels are outnumbered by the Congolese ...

Sadc soldiers are seen on a vehicle in Sake, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on February 11, 2024. Southern African leaders have subtly endorsed a political solution to the Congo ...

Is a deadly past replaying for Congolese as M23 rebels march on Kinshasa amid presence of Rwandan and Ugandan troops?

ITS soldiers are underpaid and underarmed. Its ranks are riddled with factions pursuing their own interests. And successive ...