particularly as Kenya takes the helm of the bloc instead of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which had been tipped for the position. This report analyzes Kenya’s political and economic influence in the EAC through the nation’s initiatives in ...

Nairobi is considering evacuating nationals who can reach the consulate in Goma or the temporary offices in Congo Brazzaville.

Eastern and southern African communities have announced the appointment of former leaders from Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria to oversee their peace process for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The heads of state of the East African Community and Southern African Development Community said in a statement late Monday that they had selected ex-Kenya president Uhuru Kenyatta,

The two blocs agreed in a summit on February 8 to merge two separate peace processes -- based in Luanda and Nairobi -- that were

As vast swaths of Congolese territory are seized by a Rwandan-backed armed group, Congo’s president looks to make a minerals deal with the United States.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Kenyan President William Ruto urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during a phone call, according to the U.S. State Department.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Kenyan President William Ruto have jointly called for an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. This conflict is marked by the advancement of M23 rebels,

The former leaders of Nigeria, Kenya and Ethiopia were appointed by Eastern and southern African regional blocs.

The Rwandan-backed M23 took control of the provincial capital Bukavu over a week ago, after capturing Goma, the capital of North Kivu and the main city in the country's east, late last month.

The SADC and East African Community (EAC) joint process has appointed three eminent former African leaders to facilitate efforts to find lasting peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where hostilities between Government forces and rebels have resulted in the death of thousands of people and left millions homeless.

Ex-presidents Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria and former Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia to lead regional peace efforts - Anadolu Ajansı

Until now, the international response to the rapidly escalating crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has committed a litany of grave abuses, has been all talk and no action.