While the Tutsi and Hutu ethic rivalry seem to be the geneses of the great lakes conflict, there are more sinister players which have benefitted from this on-going conflict. The fact that millions of ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo is in turmoil - fighters from the notorious M23 rebel group have been surging through the ...

Pupils in the regional capital Bukavu were returning to school, an AFP journalist saw, after schools shuttered in the city ...

The DA said the president and Defence Minister Angie Motshekga must be held accountable for failing to prioritise the safety ...

THE African Union is in deep slumber as the Democratic Republic of Congo bleeds. Over 900 people were reported killed in Goma ...

African leaders agreed on the consolidation of two regional peace initiatives aimed at resolving the ongoing conflict in the ...

Most political parties have demanded the swift return of SA troops, but Defence Minister Angie Motshekga defended the deployment as part of SA’s commitment to peace and stability.

Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie wants Parliamentarians to teach M23 rebels a lesson, but South Africans ...

The ongoing M23 offensive in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the most intense escalation of violence in the region ...

The urgent debate in the National Assembly highlighted the political and financial interests behind the South African troop ...

Analysts say the deadly march by Rwanda-backed rebels across eastern Congo could widen into a regional conflict drawing in ...

Despite a regional summit to stop fighting in the eastern Congo, no resolution is in sight. The European Union is also trying to straddle its support for Rwanda, while tempering its forceful presence ...