Uvira is back in government hands after rebels announced their withdrawal at the request of the US, which mediated peace ...

Uvira, the second-largest city in South Kivu, fell into rebel hands on 10 December. The Congolese armed forces (FARDC) say ...

Operational constraints and regional tensions prevent the UN peacekeeping mission from responding effectively to escalating ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Qatar helped secure a peace deal to end ongoing conflict between the M23 rebel group and Democratic Republic of the Congo’s ...

About 200,000 people have fled their homes in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in recent days, the United Nations says, as Rwanda-backed rebels swarm a strategic town just days after ...

KINSHASA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) said late Monday they have retaken control of Uvira, a strategic city in the eastern province of South ...

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a spokesperson for the army has been suspended after speaking about the conflict in eastern Congo when he implied that the Tutsi community is treacherous, language ...

The Congolese army said it has retaken control of the strategic city of Uvira after the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group withdrew, according to a statement released Monday.

Government has called for urgent action on the escalating security and humanitarian situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...