The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety.

Approximately six million people have died in the conflict in the eastern D.R.C. since 1996. For decades, numerous armed ...

Analysts say that South Africa must defend its sovereignty and economic interests just as many other countries are doing.

A South African defence expert, Helmoed Heitman, says the Southern African Development Community mission in DR Congo (SAMIDRC) is a complete failure and the bloc should negotiate its withdrawal.

As Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo push south towards the city of Bukavu, they are likely to have to fight their way through thousands of troops from Burundi, ramping ...

Large parts of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, are now under the control of the M23 and their Rwanda ...

M23 now controls nearly all of North Kivu and the province’s vast mineral wealth—including tin (cassiterite), tantalum ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Panic spread in eastern Congo’s main city on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to Goma and seizing a nearby town as they battle the Congolese army.

In tonight's edition: M23 rebels are on the ... Operations Coordinator for Central Africa Emmanuel Lampaert. And, access to social media is now blocked in South Sudan for at least 30 days after ...

M23 advance has taken more territory than ever before People fleeing as conflict nears their homes More territory gives rebels more scope to earn mining revenue Jan 23 (Reuters) - Laden with just ...

On Thursday, fighting raged between rebels from the Rwanda-backed M23 group and Congolese forces in the town of Saké, the last major army position before Goma, a provincial capital with more than ...