Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to ...

Uganda’s Supreme Court ruling declaring military trials of civilians unconstitutional is a victory for human rights.

There has been fierce fighting as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advance towards the second-largest city in eastern Democratic ...

Rwanda-backed rebels have captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in mineral wealth that remains largely untapped.

Uganda's Supreme Court ruled Friday that it was unconstitutional for civilians to be tried in military courts, raising hopes ...

In the capital Kampala on Friday, chief justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo announced the Supreme Court had ruled that 'all ongoing trials involving civilians in the court martial must immediately cease and ...

The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) has announced plans to reinforce its defenses in eastern DR Congo as the security situation in North Kivu continues to deteriorate following the capture of ...

Kenyan President William Ruto, the East African Community (EAC) chair, convened a virtual summit on 29 January to discuss the ...

According to the judges, the military courts (Field Court Martial, the General Court Martial and the divisional military courts) are lawfully-established specialized courts whose jurisdiction/ powers ...

Uganda's top court said on Friday that trying civilians in military courts was unconstitutional and ordered any ongoing ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has demanded a ceasefire in Eastern DRC after M23 rebels reported to have taken over most of ...

The Ugandan army said that its troops stationed in eastern DR Congo would adopt a "forward defensive posture" amid escalating fighting in the region.