By Sonia Rolley (Reuters) -When M23 rebels swept into the Congolese city of Goma this week, world powers urged them to ...

An insurgency led by M23 rebels in eastern Congo has escalated and reached the city of Goma, worsening a humanitarian crisis in a region that suffered two devastating wars between 1996 and 2003.

Violent clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo have escalated as the M23 rebel group takes control of Goma, resulting in ...

Rwanda-backed rebels were expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing Goma, the region's major city, the UN said Friday, while also expressing concerns over executions it learned ...

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has vowed “a vigorous and coordinated response” against a rebel alliance that has besieged swathes of the nation’s mineral-rich east ...

But is the conflict in eastern Congo a dangerous drama waiting for a spark that will rekindle the ethnic divisions of the past that eventually led to the gruesome death of millions of people?

Critical minerals factor into the fight. By Ruth Maclean Rebels backed by Rwanda are seizing huge tracts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Their progress has been swift and stunning.

The fall of Goma in North Kivu marks a temporary low point in eastern DRC’s decades-long turmoil.

Nearly 300 foreign mercenaries surrender to UN peacekeepers M23 rebels cornered mercenaries and remnants of Congo army after capturing eastern city of Goma Mercenaries were hired to support ...

GOMA, Congo — Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo's largest city, as U.N ...

Nangaa partners with Rwandan-backed insurgents Rebel coalition seeks to tap into frustration, misrule UN and other powers urge Rwanda to withdraw troops from Congo Live coverage: Jan 27 (Reuters ...