Some 200 Uruguayan peacekeeping troops intended for the United Nations (UN) mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ...

Talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Rwandan-backed M23 group are “progressing in the right direction ...

Conflict analysts have suggested that Islamic state militants in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been able to operate with increasing impunity due to the conflict with the allegedly ...

Thousands of people flee a refugee camp, near Kibumba some 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of Goma in eastern Congo, Monday, ...

Kibetsi is one of nearly a million Congolese who have returned to their homes since the M23 rebel group — backed by Rwanda ...

A Congolese government soldier walks past a building damaged by the front line, near the eastern city of Goma, Congo, ...

There is no simple recipe for a good peace agreement, but research shows that four elements are important: a serious commitment from the parties, precise wording, clear timelines and strong ...

US-brokered agreement will prolong the conflict, analysts say NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | The peace agreement signed ...

A recent US-brokered peace deal may have raised hopes of stability in eastern DRC. However, miners have told the BBC that M23’s control of mineral-rich areas could keep the conflict going.

CIVICUS speaks with Claude Iguma, a mining governance expert with a PhD in Social Sciences, who is based in Bukavu, South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Uganda has reopened border posts with the Democratic Republic of Congo in areas under the control of the March 23 Movement ...

Though the Bunagana border has functioned informally since M23 seized the area in June 2022, Thursday’s ceremony marked its ...