The president of crisis-hit Democratic Republic of Congo was set to meet his Rwandan counterpart at an emergency summit on ...
Bodies are lying on the streets. Medical staff in overwhelmed hospitals are treating hundreds of wounded civilians against ...
Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebel group has gained control of the airport in the eastern city of Goma, diplomatic and ...
In the capital, Kinshasa, protesters complaining of a lack of international action attacked foreign embassies, including ...
There are growing international calls for peace talks to end the escalation of violence in the east of the Democratic ...
The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels faced pockets of resistance from army and pro-government militia overnight after entering eastern ...
Since the M23 rebels and Rwandan soldiers launched a large-scale offensive in the key eastern DRC city of Goma on 23 January, ...
Once again, the eastern Congolese city of Goma has fallen to the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group. The mayhem is certainly real; the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) displacement crisis is second ...
Goma resident Chibalonza Habimana is aware of the war at the gateway to her home city and the threat posed by the M23 rebels' ...