In a statement, rebels urged residents to remain calm and for members of the Congolese military to assemble at the central ...

Rwanda-backed rebels claim takeover of eastern Congo’s largest city - Gunshots rang out across Goma overnight before dozens ...

Video showed inmates escaping a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo as Rwandan-backed M23 rebels entered the eastern ...

M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have broken off diplomatic ties after an escalation in fighting in eastern Congo near the border with its neighbour.

Residents in eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma are fleeing after Rwanda-backed rebels claimed to have captured the ...

The M23 militia, funded and directed by Rwanda, said it had seized the city of Goma, terrifying its people, many of whom ...

Clashes between government-aligned militia and a rebel alliance, spearheaded by the ethnic Tutsi-led M23 militia, are taking place near Goma. Early on Monday, east Congo's largest city was entered by ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Residents in eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, woke up on Monday morning afraid and uncertain about who ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government says the Rwanda-backed rebels’ advance constitutes a “declaration of war." ...

Eastern Congo has been in conflict for decades with more than 100 armed groups, most of which are vying for territory in the vast and mineral-rich region near the border with Rwanda. The conflict has ...