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

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

As vast swaths of Congolese territory are seized by a Rwandan-backed armed group, Congo’s president looks to make a minerals ...

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

The Congolese returning to Goma to rebuild their homeland said they were heartbroken over the devastated situation in the city, which left them wandering how to reconstruct their life with fragile ...

They raised the prospect of further expansion of territory under their control. DRC’s government has called the takeover a “declaration of war” by neighboring Rwanda. Goma, a regional hub of ...

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 ...

A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...

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

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 ...