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

Critical minerals factor into the fight.

Advertisement He also urged the Congolese diaspora around the world "to mobilize in support of our compatriots in North Kivu, our Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Supreme ...

NAIROBI — An armed rebel group backed by Rwanda took full control of a key provincial capital in the eastern Democratic Republic ... the years since. Congo has some of the world’s richest ...

Nearly 300 foreign mercenaries hired by the Democratic Republic of Congo government to counter a swift offensive by ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has severed diplomatic ties ... where a long-running conflict has created one of the world's largest humanitarian crises. In recent weeks, it has made ...

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

AP The offensive in the heart of the mineral-rich region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) threatens to significantly worsen one of Africa’s longest wars and one of the world’s ...

The Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have released captured Romanian mercenaries who were fighting with the Congolese army. As they passed a border, they were chastised by Willy Ngoma, who tapped them ...

Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels are moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in what appears to be an attempt to expand their area of control in the country's ...

GOMA, Democratic Republic ... world. "It was through the airport that the U.N., the humanitarian groups, the peacekeepers and even the Congolese army were getting supplies in," said Congo ...

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 ...