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

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

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

Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...

The armed group, backed by several thousand Rwandan soldiers, has taken the capital of South Kivu province. It continues to ...

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 ...

The U.N. health agency says that fighting last week between Congolese government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels in the major ...

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

Rebels in eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, began a ceasefire on Tuesday and people rushed to bury some 2,000 victims of last week's battles for the city as they feared the spread of disease.

GOMA, Congo — Panic spread in eastern Congo's main city on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to Goma and seizing a nearby town as they battle the Congolese army. Bombs were heard ...