Events in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where rebel group M23 (Mouvement du 23 Mars) is engaged in ongoing ...

Intense clashes broke out as the armed group seized a mining town in South Kivu province and resumed its advance towards the ...

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) is strengthening deployment along borders and in ...

Among the crowd, several people wore T-shirts saying "Governing North Kivu Differently". Since the M23 resurfaced in late 2021, the DRC army, which has a reputation for being poorly trained and ...

In January, rebel fighters claimed the eastern city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Their sweep into ... The main rebel group is called M23—composed mostly of ethnic Tutsis ...

Uganda could also witness an unusual re-formation of an African state on its border. If the DRC were to be deprived of all ...

Kinshasa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has reaffirmed its commitment to continuing ...

The East African Community (EAC), which the DRC voluntarily joined in 2022 had offered to send close to 16,000 troops to keep the peace ...

Rwanda-backed forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have announced that they will pause their advance across the east of the country for humanitarian reasons. The AFC/M23 rebel ...

Since the M23 resurfaced in late 2021, the DRC army, which has a reputation for being poorly trained and undermined by corruption, has been forced to retreat. Fears the violence could spark a ...