Critical minerals factor into the fight.

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

Congolese troops with support from Burundi's army appeared on Friday to be holding back a push south by Rwandan-backed rebels ...

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Democratic Republic of Congo authorities are investigating 12 possible cases of the deadly Ebola virus in its northwest, ...

Rwanda-backed rebels who have captured eastern Congo’s largest city say they plan to take their rebellion to the capital and ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has demanded a ceasefire in Eastern DRC after M23 rebels reported to have taken over most of ...

Kagame's comments clearly suggested that he wants South Africa to back off from DR Congo, where its military involvement ...

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has vowed “a vigorous and coordinated response” against a rebel ...

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

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

JOHANNESBURG/ LONDON (Reuters) - Africa's biggest copper producers, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, are working ...