LIVE: M23 Captures South Kivu’s Capital Bukavu as DR Congo Soldiers Flee | Firstpost Africa Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have ...

In recent days, the security situation around the city of Uvira, in South Kivu province of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has rapidly deteriorated, reaching a critical point on 15 February.

At the heart of this conflict lies a web of ethnic tensions, political grievances, and economic exploitation, particularly ...

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said over the weekend he would launch a unity government, as he faces domestic pressure ...

The continued occupation of North Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by the M23 armed group has "severely constrained" the UN stabilisation force's ability to protect civilians ...

Felix Tshisekedi announced sweeping changes, including forming a "government of national unity" to prevent the security ...

Kinshasa, its capital, is 1,500km from the provinces (South Kivu, North Kivu and Ituri) that border the other Great Lakes countries (Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda). The advance of M23, a Rwandan ...

Catholics and Protestants in Kinshasa attended Sunday church services under heavy police protection after supporters of ...

The Congolese community is so close-knit that the locals call the area where they live ...

For primate sanctuaries in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the year 2025 has begun with panic, worry and uncertainty as ...

An army spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment about the incident in late January in Goma. The United Nations ...