For decades, the Masisi region in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo stood as a beacon of prosperity, famed for its cattle herding and farming. Its fertile lands made it the breadbasket of the ...

The BBC meets residents of Goma following the rebel takeover and those being forced by the M23 to leave camps.

Direct peace talks between AFC/M23 rebels and the Congolese government are set to start in Luanda, on March 18, Angola's ...

The east of DR Congo has been engulfed in fighting as armed ... The Congolese ministry of arts and culture described the incident as an "assassination". "A committed voice, he carried, through ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized two strategically important cities in eastern DR Congo in under a month, marking a significant escalation in their long-running conflict against Congolese forces.

But in an interview with the BBC, DR Congo Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka said her government wants to negotiate with neighbouring Rwanda, which it accuses of backing the M23. At least 8,500 ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has requested military support from Chad to combat the M23 rebels, according to media reports on Wednesday. Didier Mazenga, a special envoy from Congolese ...

Afterwards many Hutus fled into DR Congo, including some involved the genocide. Rwanda says they remain a threat. Critics say Kigali has its eye on DR Congo's vast mineral wealth, crucial for much ...