On 4 December, the presidents of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed the Washington Accords for ...

The AFC/M23 movement has announced a unilateral withdrawal of its forces from Uvira, a move it referred to as a major confidence-building step aimed at advancing the Doha Peace Process and achieving a ...

While the announcement signals a potential step toward calm, Congolese authorities have yet to confirm the withdrawal, and ...

Tensions continue to simmer in eastern Congo after the fall of Uvira in the hands of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels. Uvira's fall ...

Ex-Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala was sentenced Monday in France to 30 years in prison over atrocities committed two ...

President Trump has repeatedly claimed to have ended eight wars since he returned to office. Accessing critical minerals and ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 group has captured hundreds of Burundian soldiers during its latest offensive in eastern Democratic ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 group has captured hundreds of Burundian soldiers during its latest offensive in eastern Democratic ...

The Rwandan forces and M23 armed group that captured the city of Uvira in South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on December 10, 2025, have put civilians at grave risk of abuse.

With rifles at their feet, Burundian soldiers watch from behind barriers as more than 500 of their compatriots cross the Kavimvira border, returning home."We pleaded with the M23 to understand our ...

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday voiced deep concern over renewed fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, urging an ...

A climate of fear has gripped Uvira, a strategic city in eastern Congo, after it fell to the Rwanda-backed M23 group ...