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

Since flag independence from Belgium on June 30, 1960 and since the gruesome murder of its founding president, Patrice ...

Despite commendable efforts, the Peace and Security Council still grapples with factors limiting the effectiveness of its ...

The Rwandan government attributed the recent heavy fighting near Goma to the repeated violations of ceasefire agreements by the Congolese armed forces in alliance with the UN-sanctioned FDLR militia, ...

The latest fighting has heightened an already dire humanitarian crisis in the region, forcing half a million people from ...

The foreign ministry described this initiative as a significant continuation of Russia’s ongoing efforts to help alleviate the energy crisis in the Central African Republic, which it considers a frien ...

Rwanda-backed fighters were in control of almost all of the DR Congo city of Goma Wednesday where residents were re-emerging ...

As fighting intensifies between the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group and Congolese forces, UN chief of Peace Operations ...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has resolved to immediately dispatch ministers of defense, chiefs of defense and representatives of nations that deployed peacekeeping troops in the ...

Gunshots rang out on Tuesday through parts of the besieged DRCongocity of Goma, whereCongolese soldiers have clashed with ...

The 5th edition of the Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum has re-echoed its commitment to advancing stabilisation, recovery, ...

UN troops from Malawi and Uruguay were killed amid clashes in eastern Congo against Rwanda-backed rebels, raising ...