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

(Reuters) -Congolese troops with support from Burundi's army appeared on Friday to be holding back a push south by ...

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

In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid ...

The United Nations says Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma including its ...

As Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo push south towards the city of Bukavu, they are likely to have to fight their way through thousands of troops from Burundi, ramping ...

M23 leaders Corneille Nangaa and Bertrand Bisimwa are cheered on by Goma residents during a clean-up exercise in the city, organised by the Rwandan-backed group. After taking Goma, the group is now ...

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.

Some 400,000 people have fled their homes in eastern Congo as the rebels advanced on Goma, according to the U.N. refugee agency. In the last few days, many more have arrived in the city.

The offensive by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels has led to 773 bodies in morgues around Goma, escalating the humanitarian crisis ...

The M23 rebels, who said that they captured the city on Monday after a weekslong advance, are one of about 100 armed groups vying for a foothold in mineral-rich eastern Congo. The conflict ...

further inflaming tensions between Congo and its neighbor Rwanda — which has a well-documented history of supporting M23 — while threatening to pull more armies into the spiraling conflict.