As Rwanda-backed rebels strolled through the streets of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city, President ...

M23 fighters allied with Rwandan troops on Sunday entered the centre of Bukavu, another key city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Kinshasa has accused Rwanda of seizing land in the ...

The DR Congo government has rejected negotiations, maintaining that talks with the rebels remain a red line. The situation remains volatile, with fears of further escalation as government forces ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized control of Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), taking over the regional governor’s office as government ...

“Olivia Doe” has been a USAID employee in Kinshasa since 2023. She works on establishing direct lines of critical minerals, including cobalt, from Congo to the United States. The country is ...

Some called on the troops to march on Kinshasa, the country's capital. The Congolese armed forces who abandoned Bukavu on Friday left behind weapons that were collected by civilians and bandits.

Watch moreFighting intensifies in DR Congo as M23 rebels move closer to Bukavu "The entrance of M23 and the Rwandan Defence Force into Bukavu is a violation of DRC's sovereignty and territorial ...

The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has been a region in perpetual crisis way longer than our generation. Over 130 armed groups. Decades of violence. Millions displaced. Countless ...

With international pressure mounting on Rwanda to curb the fighting in eastern DR Congo (DRC), the conflict was set to dominate the African Union summit as it opened in Addis Ababa. For all latest ...

With international pressure mounting on Rwanda to curb the fighting in eastern DR Congo (DRC), the conflict was set to dominate the African Union summit, which opened in the Ethiopian capital ...

The Congolese government has acknowledged its fall and urged residents to stay at home "to avoid being targeted by the occupying forces". The UN and European countries have warned that the latest ...