What's the difference between smash-and-grab raids and protection rackets? Not all that much from the legal point of view, but protection rackets have a lower level of risk and a higher rate of ...

Rwanda-backed rebels have captured two major cities in Congo’s mineral-rich east after a major escalation in their yearslong ...

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame takes no chances when it come to threats to his country and personal authority, experts say.

By Gwynne Dyer<br /> <br /> What’s the difference between smash-and-grab raids and protection rackets? Not all that much from ...

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has shown his strategic acumen, honed by 30 years of cementing control at home and influence ...

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

The DR Congo insists on a military solution in the fight against the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels. Analysts say the fall of Bukavu could complicate matters.

The DR Congo insists on a military solution in the fight against the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels. Analysts say the fall of ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized control of Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR ...

M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.