Since 2020, he had carried that rifle as part of a volunteer militia mobilized by Burkina Faso’s military. Early on, he said, ...

Rwanda has come under widespread international condemnation for backing the M23 militia in eastern Congo, though the country ...

The Ugandan troop deployment comes as the Congolese army faces a major challenge from rebel groups seeking to control the ...

Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents shot dead three boys who had picked up guns left by Congolese soldiers fleeing the rebel advance ...

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Human rights advocates and politicians from the region say Russian mercenaries are believed to be behind the disappearance of ...

With Hutus at the helm, there was systematic repression of the Tutsis. This led to the formation of the Tutsi rebel group, ...

The latest fighting is part of a major escalation of a conflict over power, identity and resources dating back to the 1990s Rwandan genocide.

The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...

They all belonged to a group of mercenaries run by Horatiu Potra. Potra, a 55-year-old Romanian citizen, came to prominence ...