As Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo push south towards the city of Bukavu, they are likely to have to fight their way through thousands of troops from Burundi, ramping ...

With a population of over 14 million, Burundi was embroiled in a civil war from 1993 to 2005 and since then has struggled to emerge from the 12-year, ethnic-based civil war. It is one of the world ...

The DR Congo's ongoing crisis, fueled by the M23's advances and regional rivalries, demands urgent action to prevent further escalation ...

A major offensive by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in east Democratic Republic of Congo appeared to have stalled on Saturday ...

Under the peace deal that ended Burundi’s 1993-2005 civil war, which killed 300,000 people, its military put in place an ethnic quota system that shared positions between Hutus and Tutsis equally.

Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye warned Rwanda against attacking it as tension rises over the deadly conflict in ...

Caught in the crossfire, civilians continue to suffer. Entire communities are destroyed, millions are displaced, and ...

M23 fighters on Friday pushed on towards another regional capital in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, prompting shops ...

The civil society’s meeting in Dar es Salaam may not have been the final word on the DRC’s security situation, but it was a ...

Meanwhile, a third of Yoweri Museveni’s National Resistance Army and Movement (NRM/NRA) during Uganda’s civil war (1980-1986 ... Uganda, Burundi, and the DRC are another complicating factor.