Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo battled militiamen allied with the government on Tuesday as ...

The leader of the rebels who captured two key cities in eastern Congo says international sanctions and the planned minerals ...

The presidents of Congo and Rwanda have met in Qatar for their first direct talks since Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seized two ...

The resurgence of Rwanda-backed insurgents in eastern Congo has reignited a decades-old conflict over ethnic rivalries, ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels pressed deeper into Congolese territory a day after Congo and Rwanda's presidents called for an ...

The Congolese chessboard remains in motion - M23 dominates, the West fumbles, and Africa, torn between unity and self-interest, watches as another peace effort teeters.

Fighting by Islamic State and other terrorist groups over minerals and power has led to widespread killings and rape in the DRC. Disease, child slavery and Christian persecution stalk the population.

the M23 rebels have captured the cities of Goma and Bukavu and several towns in eastern Congo, prompting fears of regional war involving neighbors whose militaries are also on the ground.

Since M23 stepped up its offensive in January, it has seized control of eastern Congo’s two largest cities in fighting that has killed thousands and raised fears of a wider regional war.

has led to rebel control of eastern Congo's two largest cities, thousands of deaths and fears of a wider regional war. The Southern and Eastern Africa blocs appointed five former heads of state ...