Income-generating projects have slowed down in Burundi since the fighting in eastern DRC escalated last February.

Direct peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels will begin in the Angolan capital on 18 March, ...

Direct peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels will begin in the Angolan capital on March 18, ...

Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they had been fighting against M23 rebels, four sources said on Tuesday, in a further blow to Congo's army as it ...

People are mainly arriving at the Gatumba border post, close to the capital Bujumbura, he adds. Some of these refugees are seeking asylum in Burundi to legalize their stay. Others prefer to rent ...

M23 fighters were quickly approaching the town of Uvira which sits on the northwestern tip of Lake Tanganyika, opposite Bujumbura, the capital economic of Burundi. Burundi fighters were moving north ...

the capital of South Kivu province, which fell over the weekend. Burundi has had soldiers in eastern Congo for years, initially to hunt down Burundian rebels but, more recently, to support the ...

As the conflict continues to ravage the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, bishops are warning about the real possibility ...

the capital of South Kivu province. That has brought them only around 50 kilometres from the border with Burundi, which has sent more than 10 000 troops to help the Congolese army since October 2023 ...