Leaders from east and southern Africa call on all warring parties - including the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels - to meet within five days.

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo, where rebels are threatening to ...

The communique also points out that the defense chiefs are also expected to "develop a securitization plan" for the city of Goma and the surrounding areas ...

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ...

A joint summit of leaders from eastern and southern Africa is underway in Tanzania as African governments try to find a ...

C orneille nangaa sits in an armchair in a five-star-hotel in Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...

Nearly three thousand people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, ...

Congo's government on Tuesday described the unilateral ceasefire declared by Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo as ''false communication,'' while the United Nations noted reports of heavy fighting ...

Meanwhile reinforcements from Kinshasa, includingtroops from the United Nations Missions in the Congo (MONUSCO) and forces from the South African Development Community (SADC) have deployed.