Over the last 10 days, Kinshasa has won some battles; the US imposed sanctions on a Rwandan State minister James Kabarebe and M23 political spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka.

DRC hopes opening its vast mine fields to the Western world will pave way to long lasting

Since January, however, the rapid conquest and occupation of a huge area of the Democratic Republic of Congo by Rwanda and the M23 rebel group it supports has raised concerns that the principle may now be endangered.

As vast swaths of Congolese territory are seized by a Rwandan-backed armed group, Congo’s president looks to make a minerals deal with the United States.

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and partners in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are providing lifesaving clean water supplies to 700,000 people a day - around 364,000 of them children - in the regional capital Goma after breaks in the water supply due to the uptick in fighting.

More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo

Can the DRC’s case against Rwanda before the African Court help defuse future conflict between African states?

On February 16th soldiers from M 23 marched single-file through the streets of Bukavu, eastern Congo’s second-largest city. The beleaguered remains of the Congolese army had retreated without a fight. Rebel fighters toting grenade-launchers and machine-guns took triumphant selfies in the city’s main square.

DAKAR, Senegal — Rwanda-backed rebels appeared to be heading toward a third major city in eastern Congo, residents said Tuesday, as international pressure rose over the M23's expansion in a mineral-rich region that’s critical for global technology.

The Rwandan High Commission in London has defended its security policies in response to a summons by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), citing existential threats from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the armed group FDLR.

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Congo's prime ...