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 ...

The central African nation’s military has been weakened after it lost hundreds of troops and foreign mercenaries surrendered ...

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

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

Congo’s security forces are fighting against Rwanda-backed rebels who advanced into a key eastern city in a major escalation ...

The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first ...

The UN mission in eastern Congo was initially meant to be quickly concluded at the request of Kinshasa. The MONUSCO ...

Kenyan President William Ruto, the East African Community (EAC) chair, convened a virtual summit on 29 January to discuss the worsening security situation – which Tshisekedi skipped. In his absence, ...

In Stanford's first inaugural Congo Week, students and experts celebrate Congolese heritage and discuss important issues regarding the DRC.

Rebels backed by Rwanda are seizing huge tracts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The rebels, known as M23, say they are protecting ethnic Tutsis, the minority group massacred in a 1994 genocide.

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

Residents in eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma are fleeing after Rwanda-backed rebels claimed to have captured the regional hub from Congolese forces ...