A major offensive by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in east Democratic Republic of Congo appeared to have stalled on Saturday ...

Authorities say at least 773 people were killed in the eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma city and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels.

The idea of Rwanda invading the Democratic Republic of Congo looks, on paper, preposterous. However, as an alliance of rebel groups seized Goma, the ...

The use of rape and sexual violence against women has been prevalent in the conflicts, which have been raging for decades in ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to ...

The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first ...

GOMA: The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi's president said Saturday (Feb 1), as Africa's top health agency warned the fighting co ...

The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi’s president said ...

For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much uncertainty.

The rebels’ advance into other areas was slowed by a weakened military that recovered some villages from them.

But is the conflict in eastern Congo a dangerous drama waiting for a spark that will rekindle the ethnic divisions of the past that eventually led to the gruesome death of millions of people?

Planes, small and big, fly in, are loaded with minerals, and fly out to destinations unknown, under the radar of the ...