US top diplomat Rubio speaks to Angola about conflict in eastern Congo
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to Angolan Foreign Minister Tete Antonio on Wednesday about finding "a peaceful end ...
Tag: Democratic Republic of Congo
DR Congo has asked Chad for military support to help fight rebels, sources say
Democratic Republic of Congo has asked Chad for military support to help fight a spiralling insurgency by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in its ...
Rebel advance causes panic in Congolese border town Uvira
Volleys of gunfire rang out in Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern border town of Uvira on Wednesday, local sources said, ...
Burundi’s army is withdrawing from DR Congo, four sources say
Burundian soldiers, who have been fighting Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, were pulling out following the ...
DR Congo army retreat from Bukavu leads to clashes with allied militias
Government forces and local militias have clashed south of the provincial capital of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...
DRC: Rebel-held territory expands with capture of Bukavu
Bernard Maheshe Byamungu, one of the M23 leaders who has been sanctioned by the U.N. Security Council for rights abuses, ...
Uganda military chief threatens to attack eastern Congo town of Bunia
Uganda will attack the town of Bunia in neighbouring eastern Congo unless "all forces" there surrender their arms within 24 ...
AU summit unlikely to make progress on DR Congo in face of Rwanda defiance
DR Congo's war tops the agenda at this weekend's African Union summit but chances of diplomatic progress are slim as ...
DR Congo: Catholic delegation meets rebel leader as forces advance
Representatives of Congo's powerful Catholic Church met on Wednesday with a rebel leader whose Rwandan-backed M23 forces last month seized ...
Dozens of runaway DRC soldiers face trial on violence charges
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will put at least 75 soldiers on trial on Monday for fleeing ...