Over 200 European mercenaries who had been supporting the army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) crossed from the ...

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

In view of the restive situation in the country, Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi vowed a vigorous and coordinated response ...

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.

The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first rebellion in 2012.

Critical minerals factor into the fight.

Planes, small and big, fly in, are loaded with minerals, and fly out to destinations unknown, under the radar of the ...

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

Earlier this week the Tutsi-led M23 rebels seized Goma, the largest city in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo which is home to lucrative gold, coltan and tin ore mines ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have tightened their grip on Goma, the biggest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), signalling a major blow to the Congolese army and a serious ...

Tensions remained high in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Tuesday as the March 23 Movement ... a significant number of Goma residents crossed the border to seek refuge in Gisenyi, a ...

Rwanda-backed rebels have captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in mineral wealth that remains largely untapped. It marks a sharp ...