The use of rape and sexual violence against women has been prevalent in the conflicts, which have been raging for decades in ...

By David Lewis and Sonia Rolley NAIROBI - As Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo push south ...

A shifting political calculus by sponsors of the M23 rebel group risks triggering another war in the Great Lakes Region, ...

KINSHASA - The conflict in eastern DR Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi's president said Saturday, ...

The U.N. voices concern over alleged atrocities as Rwandan-backed rebels reportedly advance after seizing the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

There is a good chance that inside your mobile phone is a miniscule amount of a metal that started its journey buried in the ...

Congolese troops with support from Burundi's army appeared on Friday to be holding back a push south by Rwandan-backed rebels ...

A Rwanda-backed militia seized the pivotal Congolese city of Goma this week, threatening a new humanitarian crisis after ...

Congo has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces rages around the ...

M23 rebels claim they now control the Congolese city of Goma—an act Congo's government described as a 'declaration of war.' ...

M23 rebels have attacked Goma with heavy firing, killing and injuring many while forcing countless others to flee ...