Following the tragic deaths of 13 South African soldiers in the DRC, the South African National Defence Union calls for the ...

Kenyan President William Ruto, the East African Community (EAC) chair, convened a virtual summit on 29 January to discuss the worsening security situation – which Tshisekedi skipped. In his absence, ...

M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

That decision took him on a wild ride interviewing Somali bandits, ivory poachers, black marketeers and overworked park ...

The ghosts of thousands of Palestinian children crushed by Israeli bombs loomed over this year's Auschwitz commemorations ...

"The high commission staff is in contact with every individual who has asked for assistance and help," FO says, adds more ...

Rwanda's ally Uganda, unhappy about another rebel group in DR Congo that threatens its security, has also been accused of ...

One woman who was carrying her child and a few belongings told the BBC's Great Lakes service: “Bombs from clashes kept ...

Fierce fighting rages on in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma, as rebels and the army exchange fire. "All we can hear [are] gunshots around the city," one Goma resident, who has ...

The M23 rebels announced the city's capture in a statement minutes before a 48-hour deadline expired that had been imposed by ...

While expressing sadness at the deaths of nine South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers in a battle in the east ...

Buba said the troops killed over 70 terrorists including some of their commanders during the operations which is still in progress.