Critical minerals factor into the fight.

South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...

Diplomatic sources say the bloc is facing calls to suspend its wide-ranging minerals agreement with Rwanda amid fears it is ...

Economic rivalry and ethnic tensions lay at the center of the long-simmering conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the strategically located city of Goma has recently fallen to r ...

France's foreign minister was due in Rwanda on Thursday after talks in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of efforts to ...

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has vowed “a vigorous and coordinated response” against a ...

Members of the M23 rebel group gather to supervise Congolese potential recruits for the M23 rebel group before being taken to ...

The contrast has to do with the country’s evolving stature both in Africa and the West, where officials have long admired fourth-term President Paul Kagame for his role in uplif ...

Rwandan-backed rebels declare they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma, as their troops continue to claim more territory in the mineral rich region.

Rwandan-backed M23 fighters captured Goma. It's an advance that could escalate an already deeply divided region.