Rwanda-backed M23 rebels continued to consolidate their hold over North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Wednesday, despite declaring a ceasefire two days earlier and pledging not ...

A senior U.N. official in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Wednesday that nearly 3,000 people have been killed in a ...

DR Congo, head of UN peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, Bintou Keita has called for immediate action to end the crisis in the ...

Essential UN personnel are remaining on the ground, sustaining critical operations such as food distribution, medical ...

MONUSCO is storing voluntarily relinquished or abandoned weapons in accordance with international standards,' says Vivian van ...

Security Council must act 'without any further delay' to help end violence, which also targets peacekeepers, says Jean-Pierre ...

Thirteen soldiers serving with peacekeeping forces -- from South Africa, Malawi and Uruguay -- have been killed in recent ...

By Fabrice Robinet Regional conflicts, murderous militias, the exploitation of natural resources, innocent civilians forced to flee their homes; these ...

United Nations agencies called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting ...

The United Nations mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) said Friday that its peacekeepers are "engaged" in "intense" fighting against Rwanda-backed M23 forces, who have almost encircled ...

An AFP reporter saw a burned-out, smoking armoured vehicle of the UN peacekeeping force MONUSCO on the road between Goma and Sake, scene of intense fighting in recent days. South Africa's defence ...

UN troops from Malawi and Uruguay were killed amid clashes in eastern Congo against Rwanda-backed rebels, raising ...