Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major city in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ... to protecting and defending the civilian population and our positions." The M23 group cited "humanitarian ...

The Republic ... of Congo, but on the ground, the tangible benefits of development are hard to find. The country is the third-largest oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa, but the population ...

A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...

Geneva — The United Nations on Friday voiced alarm at rampant violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as the M23 ... and subjected the civilian population to forced conscription ...

"We reiterate our commitment to protecting and defending the civilian population and our positions." Related U.S. calls for Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda to reach urgent cease-fire Rwandan ...

Thirty years after the violence, a related border conflict escalates, with control of mineral wealth at stake.

A rebel group that claimed to have captured the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week has ... and defending the civilian population and our positions,” it said.

Kigali justified both efforts by arguing that Hutu groups in eastern DRC were still a threat to their Tutsi population and ... back to The Democratic Republic of Congo. In 1998, the Second Congo ...

31 (UPI) --The Democratic Republic of Congo's foreign minister on Friday ... sparking fears among the city's population of nearly 2 million people. People living there are now facing the threat ...

(CNN) — Residents of the besieged city of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, say they are ... stores have been looted by the local population.” Rams Kiriza, who lives ...