The regional blocs of southern and eastern Africa will hold a joint summit in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam on ...

It is a major test of the court's ability to mediate major interstate conflicts within its jurisdiction, now in real time.

WASHINGTON -- The Department of State has ordered all non-emergency U.S. government employees to leave the Democratic ...

South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...

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Critical minerals factor into the fight.

As the rebels gained the upper hand in the battlefield by capturing most of Goma - the biggest city in the east - South ...

Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the ...

The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first rebellion in 2012 ...

Four more South African soldiers have been killed in fighting with M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the ...

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa accuses Rwanda of backing M23 rebels behind escalating crisis in eastern Democratic ...