Rwandan-backed rebels are gaining ground in eastern Congo despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week ...

Rebels say they made the declaration in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the ...

Rebels in Goma, eastern Congo’s largest city, observed a cease-fire Tuesday, allowing residents to hastily bury around 2,000 ...

The atrocity took place during a mass jail break from Goma's Munzenze jail last week, as M23 fighters clashed with the Congolese army during deadly gun battles.

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Red Cross personnel load bodies of victims of the fighting between Congolese government forces and M23 rebels in a truck in ...

Bodies in the streets, no clean water and an intensifying rainy season trigger escalating health risks in Goma, the ...

A little over a week ago, the town of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) fell to the Congolese rebel group, M23. The response to its fall by the DR Congo government, the United ...

Relations between Rwanda and South Africa have soured as security deteriorates in eastern DR Congo. As the violence escalates, both regional powers seem unable to build bridges - but why?

Ombeni ran out the office and into the street, where crowds tried to dodge bullets and vehicles speeding through the city, ...

Congo’s government has described the unilateral ceasefire declared by Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo as “false ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took the Congolese trading hub of Goma last week, leaving thousands dead and wounded and raising ...