The city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has fallen into the hands of M23 rebels. Civilians are the ...

As the M23 rebels, supported by Rwanda, push further into South Kivu province in eastern Congo, the wives of the missing ...

Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they had been fighting against M23 rebels, ...

The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.

The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are one of about 100 armed groups vying for a foothold in the mineral-rich region in the decades ...

M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, claimed to have taken control of Goma, eastern Congo's largest city, early on Monday, while a 48-hour deadline for the Congolese army to surrender expired.

Rwanda-backed rebels tightened their grip on Bukavu on Monday, a day after seizing the second major city in eastern Congo ...

This comes after the reportedly Rwandan-backed rebels said over the weekend they had taken control of the city, the biggest city in the region ...

DRC government spokesman confirms the presence of Rwandan army in Goma and says Kinshasa is working to avoid carnage.

The armed group, backed by several thousand Rwandan soldiers, has taken the capital of South Kivu province. It continues to ...