Secretary of State Marco Rubio has overseen the signing by Congo and Rwanda of a pledge to work toward a peace deal that ...

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed an agreement to respect each other's sovereignty and come up with a ...

The declaration of principles signed in Washington D.C. on Friday, April 25, between Rwanda and DR Congo "opens the door" to an agreement that will bring lasting peace in eastern DR Congo and the ...

Congo and Rwanda vowed to come up with a draft peace deal by May 2 and refrain from providing military support to armed ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has overseen the signing by Congo and Rwanda of a pledge to work toward a peace deal that ...

Felix Tshisekedi of Congo had long said his country would not negotiate with the Rwanda-backed militia, making the joint ...

The April 23 joint announcement by the Congolese government and the AFC/M23 rebellion, under the aegis of Qatar, “constitutes an important - even decisive - step towards lasting peace” in the east of ...

Move coincides with DRC’s drive to sign minerals deal with US in exchange for security in war with Rwanda-backed rebels ... in DR Congo’s capital, Kinshasa.

Rwanda has agreed to allow troops deployed by the Southern Africa bloc to fight rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to evacuate from the rebel-held city of Goma through its territory to ...

The rebels are supported by about 4,000 troops from neighboring Rwanda, according to U.N. experts, and at times have vowed to march as far as Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, about 1,600 kilometers (1,000 ...

Moreover, the UN and Western governments have accused Rwanda of backing M23 and providing the group with arms, which Kigali has denied. Elder warned the recent uptick in violence against children ...

M23 had long demanded direct negotiations with Kinshasa. Tshisekedi had refused, however, arguing that M23 was merely a proxy for Rwanda. Congo's government then agreed to direct talks in Angola ...