GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Rwandan troops celebrated as they began to leave the Democratic Republic of Congo, five weeks after crossing the border to fight Hutu rebels, observers said.

KIGALI, Rwanda, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda was arrested by Rwandan authorities Friday, sparking hope for peace in the war-torn central African nation, officials say.

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Rwandan troops have entered the Democratic Republic of Congo to help in Kinshasa's fight against a Rwandan Hutu militia, the United Nations says.

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Peace talks resumed Thursday between the Democratic Republic of Congo government and the rebel group National Congress for the Defense of the People.

RUTSHURU, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- An aid worker in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was killed in an ambush, his employer said Tuesday.

BRUSSELS, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- European Union officials are divided over sending peacekeepers to the eastern Congo to help back U.N. peacekeepers.

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Rwanda has been supplying aid and child soldiers to Tutsi rebels fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a United Nations' draft report alleges.

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Whether the rebellion in eastern Congo explodes into another full-fledged war likely will depend on the involvement of neighboring Rwanda, observers say.

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have killed 500 people and detained about 1,000 more since elections were held two years ago, a group said.