M23 rebels handed over captured FDLR fighters to Rwandan authorities in Goma, DR Congo. The FDLR is a DR Congo-based militia ...

In the Burundian town of Rugombo - located in northwestern Cibitoke province bordering eastern DRC - more than 40,000 ...

The fall of Goma and Bukavu towns to M23 rebels has complicated movement into the DRC, with businessmen saying the border points are a mess ...

The drop in business has forced local establishments to reconsider their operations, with some contemplating layoffs ...

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has suspended clearance of goods crossing to and from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) via borders affected by the March 23 ...

The fall of Goma reminds me that I will never completely escape my past. The war in Congo forced me to flee my birthplace and become a refugee. I escaped to Uganda and spent six years in a refugee ...

The M23 militia is ruling over a vast stretch of territory in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...

It’s estimated that Uganda used to collect over Ush500 million ($136,000) in revenue from the Bunagana border annually ...

Is a deadly past replaying for Congolese as M23 rebels march on Kinshasa amid presence of Rwandan and Ugandan troops?

Uganda has had soldiers in eastern Congo helping ... and clashes intensified as the M23 rebels moved closer to Goma, which they seized in late January. Soon after, M23 took the town of Bukavu ...

The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.

In the Burundian town of Rugombo - located in northwestern Cibitoke province bordering eastern DRC – more than 40,000 refugees are now packed in blue and white tents lining the town’s sports stadium.