Direct peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels will begin in the Angolan capital on March 18, ...

Democratic Republic of Congo is considering sending representatives to peace talks with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group ...

The heavily armed rebels do not act alone. They are backed by neighbouring Rwanda, according to the UN and the US. Rwanda ...

Angola has acted as a mediator in the conflict in eastern Congo, which escalated in late January when the Rwanda-backed ...

Rwanda appears to be betting on its reputation as a key security partner and sports destination to minimize any backlash to its involvement in the war.

The BBC meets residents of Goma following the rebel takeover and those being forced by the M23 to leave camps.

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu ... The city was in chaos a day earlier, with many lootings haven taken place, and with many residents panicked and fleeing – but a sense of ...

Congolese soldiers near the city of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, in January, shortly before the M23 militia captured ... of which can pull in $900 a day, many times a soldier’s monthly ...

Earlier this month, the AFC/M23 rebel coalition announced it would implement a unilateral ceasefire but resumed fighting after a two-day lull. The outgoing chair of the African Union, Moussa Faki ...

Jordan Bita preferred to risk his life swimming across a roaring river than stay at home and be conscripted by rebels in ...

a day after seizing the second major city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo whose residents appeared resigned to their fate under the new rulers. On Sunday, M23 rebels captured the city of 1 ...

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are providing lifesaving ...