The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have signed a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decades-long, ...

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Ugandan soldiers said they ‘occupied’ two DRC towns as the Rwandan-backed M23 continues to hold territory elsewhere.

The Ugandan army said Thursday it had taken control of the Democratic Republic of Congo towns of Kasenyi and Tchomia to "prevent inter-ethnic fighting". While Rwanda backs the M23 armed group that ...

Members of the M23 armed group sit on a pickup truck during a patrol as women carrying fruits walk past a market, following the takeover of the city by the M23 movement on February 18, 2025. [AFP ...

Banner image: Relatives of people injured by army gunfire at Munjenje, Lualaba Province, DRC. Image courtesy of CASMIA. This story was first published here in French on May 5, 2025.

The army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) asked the Senate this week to revoke former President Joseph Kabila’s immunity from prosecution. Removal of Kabila’s immunity would pave ...

Uganda’s army chief met CODECO militia leaders near Kampala on Tuesday, weeks after deadly clashes. While Uganda seeks stability amid the M23 conflict, analysts believe the move may be part of a ...

The army of then-president Mobutu Sese Seko - who had ruled DRC (it was called Zaïre at the time) for more than 30 years - crumbled as Laurent-Désiré Kabila's rebel outfit, the AFDL, swept ...

Yet the risks of a further regional escalation may be decreasing. A SADC summit on 13 March ended the mandate of its military mission in DRC – SAMI-DRC – and ordered the start of a phased withdrawal ...

The Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College estimates Beijing has spent $240 billion in sub-Saharan Africa since the early 2000's, "making China a legitimate alternative to Western ...