Congolese authorities say at least 50 people were killed in weekend attacks in the country's conflict-hit east where ...

It was supposed to be a defining moment, but peace talks between the Congolese government and M23 rebels scheduled for this ...

The group already controls the city of Goma in North Kivu province and Bukavu in South Kivu province. The latest conquest comes after the surprise meeting on Tuesday between presidents of Congo ...

The M23 rebels took control of the North Kivu mining town a day after Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame called for an ‘immediate and unconditional’ ceasefire. Here is a map and breakdown of the M23’s ...

“The situation is really bad here… the warehouses and the market have been looted, the schools and banks are closed,” said a Congolese worker at an international NGO in Uvira, a large eastern city ...

In February, it captured Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province. The offensive had already caused the mining group Alphamin earlier this month to evacuate its employees and halt operations at ...

March 19 (UPI) --In a surprise announcement from Qatar Tuesday the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda jointly called for a cease-fire in an effort to end warfare between them after 30 years ...

Residents of occupied Bukavu, one of eastern Congo's largest cities, voiced disappointment on Tuesday (March 18) as M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, pulled out of peace talks with the Congo government.

The conflict in eastern Congo escalated in January when the Rwanda-backed rebels advanced and seized the strategic city of Goma, followed by Bukavu in February. Angola, which has acted as a ...

The conflict in the eastern DRC escalated early this year when M23 rebels carried out a lightning offensive and seized the strategic cities of Goma and Bukavu. M23 is one of about 100 armed groups ...