The president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, has accused Rwanda of violating a newly signed US-brokered peace deal, as the Kigali-backed M23 armed group pressed ahead ...

About 200,000 people have fled their homes in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in recent days, the United Nations says, as Rwanda-backed rebels swarm a strategic town just days after ...

Neighboring Burundi closed the border as rebels entered the city. M23 fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo launched the latest advance amid the signing of a ...

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The fall of Uvira, the second largest city in South Kivu province, to the Rwandan-backed armed group March 23 Movement (M23) on 10 December must catalyse the European Union (EU) and its member states’ ...

“We will use the tools at our disposal to hold to account spoilers to peace.” The rebels’ gains bring the conflict to the doorstep of neighboring Burundi, which has had troops in eastern Congo for ...

A street in Uvira, Democratic Republic of Congo, December 9, 2025. - / AFP Residents of Uvira, in South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), barely had time to celebrate the lavish ...

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Donald Trump and Rwandan President Paul Kagame at the peace agreement signing ceremony between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo in Washington, DC, December 4, 2025. ANDREW ...

Christabelle, a 10-year-old Congolese girl, said she was raped alongside her mother by M23 insurgents in February. The child passed out and awoke in excruciating pain. REUTERS/Evrard Ngendakumana ...

As banks navigate the most significant overhaul of market risk capital requirements in more than a decade, the need for consistent, high-quality data and reliable analytics has become a strategic ...

The leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have formalised a peace deal in Washington at a summit hosted by US President Donald Trump, though fresh violence raises questions about the ...