The mine lies in South Kivu, where Rwandan-backed M23 rebels launched a major offensive and captured it in May.

Excerpt: Thirty-eight M23 rebels, including two officers, have surrendered in eastern Congo as ceasefire talks mediated by ...

Military spokesperson says most of those who surrendered are ‘part of forcibly conscripted civilians and former government ...

The ongoing conflict in Eastern DRC, allegedly fuelled in part by Uganda’s support for  M23 rebels, has inflicted devastating ...

The authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebels, who control large swathes of Congolese territory, are locked in a new standoff over the delivery of migration documents.Visas ...

Kinshasa has condemned Nairobi for allowing the ex-president, sentenced to death for treason, to hold meetings in Kenya.

Thousands of mourners have attended the state funeral of former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga at a national stadium in ...

The army officer who's taken power in Madagascar has been sworn in as interim president. Colonel Michael Randrianirina ...

Press Freedom Awards will be a special edition, held as part of the RSF Festival marking the NGO’s 40th anniversary at the ...