It is also a worrying sign that M23’s patron, Rwanda, may be willing to use its strength to redraw the map of the region ... Sign up to the Analysing Africa, a weekly newsletter that keeps ...

"In much of the east, men with guns rape and plunder with impunity." And today, Rwanda is seeking to redraw the map of Africa by grabbing "a big chunk of Congolese territory while pretending not to".

Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...

Analysts say the deadly march by Rwanda-backed rebels across eastern Congo could widen into a regional conflict drawing in ...