The M23, backed by Rwanda, has overpowered the poorly trained Congolese army, while Uganda, Burundi and South Africa have ...

Violence has been brewing for years in eastern DRC, where around 120 armed groups are fighting for power, land, minerals or the security of their communities. In recent years, ADF attacks have ...

a village in the eastern North Kivu Province, about 100 villagers were massacred in early June by ADF rebels; the DRC military vowed to fight back. "The challenges are numerous for our soldiers ...

The two abandoned buildings are a distant reminder of the presence of the ADF, an armed militia with Ugandan origins that for years has plagued the DRC’s east with its bloody attacks. Over the last ...

Islamic State group-linked ADF rebels have killed at least 21 people over Christmas week in the conflict-riven eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local sources told AFP on Saturday. The attacks ...

Uganda and DRC agreed to carry out joint attacks on ADF rebels in the east of the DRC in an pact dubbed Operation Shujaa. In December 2021, the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) carried out ...