The 55-nation body meets from Friday in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa with Africa facing devastating conflicts in the DRC and Sudan - as well as US President Donald Trump's cuts to US development ...

Mistrust between leaders and the region's militaristic past make security cooperation between affected countries difficult - but essential.Since the December 2024 meeting between Rwanda, the ...

A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a little over a week after it took control of the region’s largest ...

The takeover of Bukavu would constitute an unparalleled extension of territory under the M23’s control, as well as a further ...

Bukavu and the strategic town of Kavumu, 35 km to the north, where the airport is located, are still under the control of the ...

The armed group M23 has in recent months swiftly seized tracts of territory in mineral-rich east Congo after again taking up arms in late 2021, in a country plagued by numerous conflicts for decades.

President Yoweri Museveni remains cautious regarding the fighting raging in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), ...

Moreover, some residents—particularly those from southern Lebanon—feel that returning to Lebanon is not an option given the ...

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

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

South Africa has sent additional troops and military equipment to Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, political and ...

Congo authorities will put at least 75 soldiers on trial on Monday for fleeing the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels into ...