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Two Ugandan army helicopters crash in eastern DRC, several killed

Uganda sent troops to its central African neighbour in December to help fight a violent rebel group known as the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).

Protesters in DR Congo demand UN peacekeepers departure

The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, known as MONUSCO, has come under regular local criticism for its perceived inability to stop fighting in the conflict-torn east.

Many in eastern DRC see regional troop deployment with mistrust

Opponents of proposal to deploy regional peacekeepers point to chequered history that some of Democratic Republic of Congo's neighbours have in the war-torn east of the country.

Rwanda seeks to exploit DRC’s ‘gold, cobalt resources’

Democratic Republic of Congo President Tshisekedi said that the security situation in the country's eastern region has deteriorated amid fights with Rwandan "terrorist gangs"

DRC accuses Rwanda of backing fresh M23 rebel attacks

Democratic Republic of Congo says M23 rebels attacked positions near Bunagana town and several other areas of North Kivu province, "supported by soldiers and artillery from the Rwandan army."

DRC's Tshisekedi accuses Rwanda of backing M23 rebels

Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi accuses Rwanda of backing M23 rebels – who have been involved in a series of clashes with the army since the end of May – allegations Kigali denies.

Rwanda vows to retaliate if attacked in dispute with DRC

Rwanda "will not sit idly by" against any further attacks launched from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the East African nation warns, as tensions between the two neighbours soar.

DRC declares reports of second volcano eruption a 'false alarm'

Plane flown over eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Nyamuragira volcano area didn't spot any eruption, Communications Ministry says, hours after reporting a small eruption there.

The volcano eruption in DRC was not an unexpected event

Mismanagement meant there was no alert system in place, in fact, the volcano had not even been monitored in the months leading up to the eruption.

Death toll from Mount Nyiragongo volcano eruption rises to 20

Democratic Republic of Congo has reported an increase in its death toll by five after Africa’s most active volcano erupted, spewing red-hot molten lava that engulfed houses in its wake.

More than 25,000 people displaced after DRC volcano eruption

More than 170 children are still feared missing and UNICEF officials said they were organising transit centers to help unaccompanied children in the wake of the disaster.

Goma city no more under threat as river of DRC volcano lava halts

Military governor of North Kivu province said on Sunday that the lava halted near Buhene on the outskirts of Goma, as thousands of residents, who had fled to neighbouring Rwanda, began to return to the city.