On February 16th soldiers from M 23 marched single-file through the streets of Bukavu, eastern Congo’s second-largest city.

With Kinshasa's notorious traffic jams, motorcycles are an easy alternative as they ...

Russia is expanding its influence in Africa as democracy wanes, with military strongmen carrying out coups and the United ...

The Rwandan shore of Lake Kivu offers leisure and relaxation. Across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the same ...

Congo has been plagued by war for nearly three decades. Millions of people have been displaced, and rape has consistently ...

The Congo River Alliance, a group of rebel outfits including the Rwandan-backed M23, said its fighters "decided to assist the ...

DRC has launched a plan for a green corridor at the world's largest protected area - but local people say they haven't been ...

M23’s advances highlight Rwanda’s role in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the risk of an escalating regionalised ...