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His government accuses Congo's military of joining forces with ethnic Hutu-led militias ... efforts on the continent including in Central African Republic and, more recently, Mozambique.

The UN peacekeeping force in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has warned of the risk of ethnically motivated attacks as ...

Rwanda-backed Congolese rebels from the M23 movement have announced the capture of the major city of Goma in the eastern ...

An armed group backed by Rwandan troops took control of the besieged Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma's airport on ...

The mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been dogged by conflict for more than 30 years, since the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Numerous armed groups have competed with the central ...

East African Community leaders on Wednesday called for an immediate ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo ... these are ethnic Tutsis who are Congolese by citizenship,” Githua said.

The Sudanese army is tapping into nationalist and xenophobic sentiments to gain domestic support and distract attention from ...

Missiles are flying above civilians' homes as fighters fire heavy artillery in Goma's city centre, an International Committee ...

Sultani Makenga, an ethnic Tutsi rebel leader sanctioned by both the U.S. and the U.N., was nowhere to be seen in Goma’s Serena Hotel as the bearded Corneille Nangaa, in military fatigues ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma has been arrested and is expected to appear in court on Thursday to face terrorism charges. Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma was arrested Thursday and appeared in a court on terrorism charges for allegedly inciting violence through social ...