At least 11 people were killed in attacks over the past day in the rebel-held Democratic Republic of Congo city of Bukavu as ...

Angola has acted as a mediator in the conflict in eastern Congo, which escalated in late January when the Rwanda-backed ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels captured a key eastern Congo city a month ago Friday. Residents in Goma, which was once a critical trade and humanitarian hub, say they are struggling on ...

A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...

Rwanda-backed rebels have "occupied" a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Congo's government said Sunday, as M23 rebels positioned themselves at the governor's office in Bukavu and ...

The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.

Last month, M23 rebels backed by Rwanda took the city of Goma in a bloody battle. This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo’s government and the M23 rebel group will participate in peace talks on March 18, Angola said ...

Rwanda-backed rebels captured a key eastern Congo city a month ago Friday GOMA, Congo -- GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels captured a key eastern Congo city a month ago Friday. Residents ...

GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels captured a key eastern Congo city a month ago Friday. Residents in Goma, which was once a critical trade and humanitarian hub, say they are struggling on ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Congo’s government and the M23 rebel group will participate in peace talks on March 18, Angola said ...

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