Rwanda-backed rebels who have captured eastern Congo’s largest city say they plan to take their rebellion to the capital of ...

South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...

President Paul Kagame said Rwanda was ready for "confrontation" as he rejected criticism over his backing for M23 rebels who ...

The March 23 Movement (M23) armed group on Thursday announced its willingness to dialogue with the government of the Democratic ...

Strewn with rubble from mortar and artillery fire, the eastern DR Congo city of Goma awoke on Thursday to a new abnormal -- ...

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

The president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced a strong response from the Congolese army to the armed ...

Shifting calculations by sponsors of the M23 rebel group risk triggering another war in the Great Lakes Region, underscoring importance of African mediators and global partners acting quickly to stem ...

M23 rebels, with support from Rwandan troops, marched into Goma earlier this week and are now advancing south toward Bukavu.

Congo’s leader called on young people to massively enlist in the army to help fight Rwanda-backed rebels who were attempting to seize more territory in the country’s east as ...

M23 rebels, with support from Rwandan troops, are now advancing toward the capital of neighbouring South Kivu province, in the biggest escalation since 2012 of a decades-old conflict ...

DR Congo's president has vowed a "vigorous" military response against Rwandan-backed fighters who have advanced further in the mineral-rich east of the country after seizing most of the region's main ...