The latest fighting is part of a major escalation of a conflict over power, identity and resources dating back to the 1990s Rwandan genocide.

In a statement on social media, a spokesperson for the M23 rebels said the group was in control of Kavumu airport in South Kivu province - a key strategic location for the Congolese army - and ...

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

UNICEF accused “armed men” of raping scores of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been ravaged by ...

The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...

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 ...

Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...

The conflict has exposed Congo’s inherent vulnerabilities and Rwanda’s insecurities and highlights the unresolved ethnic anxieties of the region ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to ...

South Africa has sent additional troops and military equipment to Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, political and ...

In mid-December, peace talks between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC ... Rwanda and its neighbors since the genocide. The roots of the current conflict in the DRC can be ...