Critical minerals factor into the fight.

Intense combat between Congolese forces and Rwandan-backed fighters on Sunday edged closer to the major city of Goma in ...

A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...

Rwanda-backed Congolese rebels from the M23 movement have announced the capture of the major city of Goma in the eastern ...

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

The scene is the result of the invasion of Goma on January 27th by M23, an armed group under the control of Rwanda, Congo’s neighbour, which abuts the city. Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has ...

Zimbabwean art historian Barnabas Ticha Muvhuti travelled by road to five southern African countries – Botswana, the ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to advance south towards Bukavu, the capital of South ...

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

Authorities say M23 rebels have seized the town of Minova, a trade hub for the eastern provincial capital of Goma.

The group is mostly made up of former DRC soldiers who defected from the army, accusing the government of failing to uphold that agreement. They are primarily ethnic Tutsis – nearly a million of ...