In tonight's edition : fighting erupts in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a brief lull in the conflict and a call for a ceasefire by African leaders.

The Rwandan-backed M23 armed group in Democratic Republic of Congo threatened on Tuesday to advance on the provincial capital ...

EASTERN Democratic Republic of Congo has appeared calm for a second day after regional powers appealed for a ceasefire amid ...

Bukavu and the strategic town of Kavumu 35 km to the north, where the airport is located, are still under the control of the Congolese army. Panic has gripped the area since runaway soldiers looted ...

Fighting erupted Tuesday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a two-day lull, with Rwanda-backed M23 fighters attacking positions of the Congolese armed forces in South Kivu province at dawn, ...

Eastern DR Congo appeared calm for a second day, after regional powers appealed for a ceasefire amid fears the fighting could ...

At least 50 people have been killed in the eastern Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, several local officials said. They set fire to houses, looted and reportedly raped women and ...

Pupils in the regional capital Bukavu were returning to school, an AFP journalist saw, after schools shuttered in the city ...

Rwanda-backed M23 Rally in Goma as Tshisekedi, Kagame to Attend Summit | Firstpost Africa In DR Congo, Rwanda-backed M23 ...

African diplomacy is in high gear as leaders seek to stop the conflict in the DRC. As the rest of the world loudly cautions Kinshasa and M23 rebels for restraint, African negotiators choose a ...

Appointed defence minister in June last year, Angie Motshekga has been accused of not being truthful about the dire situation ...

Rwanda is accused of supporting the M23 rebels, whose capture of a major Congolese city precipitated thousands of deaths.