Rwandan-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this ...

The M23 and Rwandan forces on Wednesday launched a new offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, seizing a mining ...

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I have to (partly) agree with President Ramaphosa; we should fully support our troops in DRC - by pulling them out of the line of fire.