The EAC includes eight member states: Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Somalia.

NAIROBI, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Talks between South Sudan's Transitional Government of National Unity and holdout opposition groups adjourned Saturday in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, after making ...

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ...

England battled past Uganda to reach the Netball Nations Cup final in London after a nervy 59-48 victory. The Vitality Roses will face South Africa in Sunday's final at 4pm, live on Sky Sports Mix ...

South Africa has sent ... hunger and disease. Uganda and Burundi, which already have thousands of troops in eastern Congo, are also reinforcing their positions. Rwanda rejects accusations that ...

He attributes the current escalation to Rwanda's geopolitical rivalries in the region, as well as donor's complacency and the Congolese government's missteps.

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has rapidly seized ... has left thousands dead and displaced vast numbers. The summit in Tanzania brought together Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Congolese ...

The seizure by M23 rebels of vast tracts of land in the mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered a humanitarian and diplomatic crisis, involving several neighbouring ...