At a recent summit in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, leaders of eight African states released a statement calling for an immediate ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...

I fled the fighting in Bweremana between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo [FARDC] and the M23 armed group ...

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

On Thursday, the rebels took Sake, a town only 27 kilometers ... M23 rebels and Congolese armed forces, in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. Credit: AP/Moses ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...

The crucial ferries were suspended for several days due to fierce fighting between the army and M23 rebels in the region.

M23 fighters and Rwandan troops marched largely unchecked on Friday into Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, before ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Zawadi Sifa, right, 35, mother of seven, who has been fleeing ...