Residents said there was no major fighting while the Kinshasa government vowed to reclaim the city, home to around 3 million people and the capital of North Kivu province bordering Rwanda, which is ...

Paul Kagame, once celebrated as a liberator and a visionary, has become a destructive force in Africa--a leader who thrives on chaos, undermines regional stability, and prioritizes personal and ...

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

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.

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 ...

Congolese troops with support from Burundi's army appeared on Friday to be holding back a push south by Rwandan-backed rebels ...

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 ...

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

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The ruling closely follows an earlier judgment delivered by Justice Monica Mugenyi, who, along with a coram of seven justices, upheld the unconstitutionality of section 117(1)(h) of the Uganda ...

Goma in Eastern DRC was captured by the M23 rebel group, backed by Rwanda. This swift takeover highlights significant issues ...