A de facto ceasefire between Congolese forces and Rwandan-backed rebels in the eastern Congo town of Walikale appeared to ...

According to a statement from the Angolan presidency, the ceasefire must include all hostile actions against civilians and halt any attempts to gain new positions in the conflict zone. The talks are ...

A ceasefire between Congolese forces and M23 rebels in Walikale, eastern Congo, has broken down, following rebels' claims that the army violated agreements. This setback diminishes hopes for peace in ...

As the current rotating African Union (AU) chairperson, Angola’s President Joao Lourenco had been trying to mediate a lasting ceasefire and lower tensions between Congo and neighbouring Rwanda, which ...

Angola announced on Monday it would withdraw from its role as mediator in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame have called for an ...

The announcement follows the M23 rebels' suspension of their participation in the Luanda talks, citing European Union ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame have held direct talks ...

President Joao Lourenco, the current chairperson of the African Union, had been trying to facilitate a lasting ceasefire but his office said in a statement that Angola needed to devote itself more ...

It is unclear whether the M23 would heed the ceasefire call, after the rebels refused to attend peace talks in Angola on Tuesday. DR Congo accuses Rwanda of arming the M23 and sending troops to ...