During the Goma jailbreak, several women were assaulted by male inmates, while the majority perished when the prisoners set ...

International Criminal Court prosecutors said on Wednesday they were closely monitoring events in Democratic Republic of ...

Relations between Rwanda and South Africa have soured as security deteriorates in eastern DR Congo. Kagame, meanwhile, took ...

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

According to the United Nations, hundreds of women were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in Goma, DR Congo.

The remains of 14 South African soldiers killed in the conflict in eastern DR Congo more than a week ago are due home on ...

As the rebels gained the upper hand in the battlefield by capturing most of Goma - the biggest city in the east - South ...

M23 rebels fighting the Congolese army in eastern Congo are using advanced weapons and equipment similar to those used by the ...

The M23 launched a new offensive in DR Congo's South Kivu days before the Rwandan and Congolese presidents are due to attend a crisis summit. Meanwhile the Rwandan Foreign ...

South Africa and Rwanda's already fraught diplomatic relations have worsened after President Cyril Ramaphosa accused the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group of killing South African peacekeepers in ...

Congo Losses Expose Limit of South Africa's Diplomatic Ambitions By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global ...