The U.N. says Rwanda-backed rebels are expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing the region's major city.

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels asserted their control over east Congo's largest city Goma on Thursday by calling on residents to ...

Rwanda has denied this. The rebels advanced south on Wednesday in an apparent attempt to expand their area of control. They marched along the western side of Lake Kivu and neared Kavumu ...

M23 forces were advancing south from the town of Minova, along the western side of Lake Kivu ... sent to beef up Congo’s defenses in South Kivu. Rwanda has not commented directly on its troops ...

“Goma is a strategic and highly symbolic city with an international airport, as well as proximity to Rwanda and Lake Kivu, opening the easy path with South Kivu,” he said. But, most ...

“Roads are blocked, ports are closed and those crossing Lake Kivu are risking their lives ... The M23, a mainly ethnic Tutsi rebel group close to Rwanda and Uganda, resumed lightning attacks ...

Rwanda has blamed the violence on the Congolese ... People are going to the Kivu Lake to get water, and it’s bad quality,” he said. “I’ve spent three days without drinking water.” ...