United Nations agencies on Friday called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting between Government forces and the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group ...

GOMA: The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi's president said Saturday (Feb 1), as Africa's top health agency warned the fighting co ...

Burundi's president has warned the escalating conflict in eastern DR Congo could spark a regional war. The Rwanda-backed M23 group has wrested control of Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic ...

Goma was taken after fighting earlier this week, and M23 fighters have vowed to march to the capital Kinshasa.

Volker Türk condemns escalating violence in South Kivu and urges immediate action to protect civilians and hold perpetrators ...

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

A weakened Congolese military fought back against Rwanda-backed rebels who the U.N. said were moving fast into the South Kivu ...

For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much uncertainty.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) late Thursday, rejected any dialogue with the March 23 Movement (M23) armed group, ...

Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s largest city said Thursday they want to take their fight to the far-off ...