African leaders asked defense chiefs for a road map to end the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has unlawfully ordered tens of thousands of displaced people to leave the camps around Goma ...

Some of the key issues lined up for discussions include the ongoing conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the ...

International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola has firmly dismissed calls for South Africa to withdraw its soldiers from the ...

Meanwhile, South Africa says at least 14 of its troops in DR Congo have been killed in the conflict. Also in this edition: Africans aren't optimistic about the difference their leaders are making.

Rwanda has economic as well as security interests. Kigali denies UN evidence that it smuggles vast amounts of gold and other ...

The security situation in South Kivu of DR Congo has reportedly deteriorated ... AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 500 news and information ...

So how did DR Congo - the largest country in sub-Saharan Africa - get here? The origins of this complex conflict can be understood through the story of one man - M23 leader Sultani Makenga ...

Is it too late, asked Le Pays (Ouagadougou): have we "reached the point of no return" for another catastrophic conflict in ...