When M23 rebels swept into the Congolese city of Goma this week, world powers urged them to immediately withdraw. On Thursday, power and mobile data services, which had been down for days, were back ...

Members of the Congolese Red Cross collect bodies of alleged members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has vowed “a vigorous and coordinated response” against a rebel ...

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

French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot arrived in Rwanda on Thursday to address the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic ...

The capture of the city has cut off the supply of goods to North Kivu, an emerging market for East African Community (EAC) member states.

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JOHANNESBURG - The World Food Program (WFP) warns that the next 24 hours in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are very crucial for civilians as food and water supplies are running very low. The ...

The scene is the result of the invasion of Goma on January 27th by M23, an armed group under the control of Rwanda, Congo’s neighbour, which abuts the city. Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has ...

Economic rivalry and ethnic tensions lay at the center of the long-simmering conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the strategically located city of Goma has recently fallen to r ...

The latest advances are part of a major escalation of a decades-old conflict over power, identity and resources ...

Regional tensions spiral as peacekeepers killed in fighting following Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group offensive ...