Rebels of the M23 movement say they have taken control of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east.

Violence in eastern Congo is escalating. Near the city of Goma in North Kivu, 13 peacekeepers were killed by M23 rebels.

The city’s capture came following a 48-hour deadline imposed by the group for the Congolese army to surrender their weapons.

M23 rebels seized the town of Minova in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a key supply route for the provincial capital, Goma, authorities said Tuesday. The move led to an ...

Fighting between the M23 and DR Congo's army has intensified since the start of the year, with the rebels seizing control of more territory than ever. More than 400,000 people have fled their ...

The military governor of North Kivu Province in eastern DR Congo was killed in the battlefield on Thursday, January 23, according to M23 rebels. Maj Gen Peter Chirimwami, who was based in ...

The M23 rebels have been trying to make inroads in mineral-rich eastern DRC, along the border with Rwanda, in a decades-long conflict that has sparked one of the world's largest humanitarian crises.

On Thursday, panic spread in Goma as rebels took ... to the UN chief. M23 is one of about 100 armed groups that have been vying for a foothold in mineral-rich eastern DR of Congo, along the ...

Fighting between the M23 and DR Congo's army has intensified since the start of the year, with the rebels seizing control of more territory than ever. More than 400,000 people have fled their homes ...

Congolese government troops deploy outside Goma, DR of Congo, as M23 rebels are reported to be closing in on the town (Moses Sawasawa/AP) The governor of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North ...