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This year is especially significant for two reasons: it marks the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and witnessed the convening of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

After Saturday passed off calmly, in the wake of international appeals for a ceasefire, the lull lasted just a day as the rebel group wrought further havoc

After Saturday passed off calmly, in the wake of international appeals for a ceasefire, the lull lasted just a day as the rebel group wrought further havoc

Kenyan President William Ruto said Monday that East African troops would enforce peace in embattled eastern DR Congo, where the M23 armed group have launched an offensive.

GOMA, Nov 20 — International calls mounted for rebels to lay down their arms in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where a lull was reported on the frontlines yesterday...

Congolese authorities in Kinshasa have made it clear that the M23 is a rebel group supported by Rwanda.

Monusco, the French acronym for the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the DR Congo, is due to exit next year.

Kolwezi, home to more than half a million people, sits atop some of the world's richest mineral reserves.

Some people in the region blame the prolonged conflict in Eastern DRC on what they call ‘the indifference of the Congolese leadership in Kinshasa’

Second contingent of Kenyan forces arrives in Goma, DR Congo