More than 700 people have been killed and 2,800 injured in just five days since fighting escalated in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between 26 and 30 January, UN ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has heavily relied on foreign mercenaries to bolster its military efforts against the M23 rebels, despite the government’s insistence that they were merely ...

Congolese troops have fought back against Rwanda-backed rebels who the U.N. says are moving fast into the South Kivu province after seizing the region’s largest city and an international airport ...

The Tutsi-led rebels have seized Goma, the largest city in east Congo and capital of North Kivu province, which is home to ...

There were 773 bodies in hospital morgues in and around the eastern Congolese city of Goma as of Jan. 30 following this week's offensive by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, the ...

Kenyan President William Ruto, the East African Community (EAC) chair, convened a virtual summit on 29 January to discuss the worsening security situation – which Tshisekedi skipped. In his absence, ...

The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to ...

The security situation in the city of Goma is deteriorating, and journalists can no longer report, the media has been forced ...

Residents in eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, woke up on Monday morning uncertain about who is in control of the city, ...

The United Nations, African Union and East African Community condemned the capture of the city, putting Rwanda in the ...

In recent weeks, the armed conflict between the M23/AFC and the Congolese army, backed by their allies, has flared up again ...