M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

Panic swept through Bukavu on Saturday as residents and soldiers fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape the looming ...

Earlier this week, the M23 declared a ceasefire in Goma, DR Congo. 'The situation is pretty calm in Goma itself', France 24's ...

UNICEF accused “armed men” of raping scores of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been ravaged by ...

Itangazo ryasohowe inyuma y'iyi nama rivuga ko abakuru b'ibihugu vya EAC basaba bashimitse reta ya RD Congo kugiriranira "ibiganiro bitaziguye n'abo bose bafise uruhara muri iyi ntambara ...

M23 units, backed by the Rwandan army, seized the city of Goma, the capital of the DR Congo’s North Kivu province, in late January and advanced toward Bukavu, the capital city of the neighboring ...

The M23 rebels on Tuesday attacked all the main Congolese army positions on the road to Butembo, a city of 1,50,000 people, ...

This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled. By Elian Peltier and Justin Makangara Elian Peltier reported from Dakar ...

South Africa took third place at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in the Ivory Coast when they edged the Democratic Republic of Congo 6-5 on penalties after a goalless draw at the Felix Houphouet ...

Congo severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces raged around the key eastern city of Goma, leaving at least 13 peacekeepers and foreign ...