Defense chiefs from the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) convened in Dar es Salaam on Sunday to discuss strategies for addressing the worsening ...

The decision aims to merge two processes that have struggled to end hostilities in eastern DRC, where the M23 rebel group has ...

Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...

The EAC and SADC are under growing pressure to translate diplomatic engagements into concrete action to prevent further destabilization in the region. Thank you for reading Nation.Africa Show plans ...

Chiefs of defence forces or nominated representatives from 13 African countries across two regional economic communities ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has requested an emergency session of the UN Human Rights Council to address the ...

Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution ...

The decision on facilitators is both a compromise and meant to address the trust deficit that has existed in the last one ...

The group took the strategic city of Goma, capital of North Kivu province ... Kagame took part in person at the summit in the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam that brought together the eight ...

They were still overpowered by the determined M23 force, leading to the capture of Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province. There is therefore a renewed sense of optimism when you look at the ...

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (Reuters ... In late January, the M23 rebels captured Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - the worst escalation of fighting in more than ...

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