In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, as government troops and militia allies battle Rwanda-backed M23 rebels for control of mineral-rich land, civilians pay the price in a brutal war.

Fighting between the Congolese army and the paramilitary AFC-M23 has resumed in eastern DRC, despite the ceasefire proposed ...

M23 president Bertrand Bisimwa accused the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo of ...

Commissioner for Crisis Management held ‘frank and constructive’ talks in Goma with AFC/M23 leaders - Anadolu Ajansı ...

A vital border crossing between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi reopened Monday, more than two months after it ...

Blackwater founder Erik Prince deployed a private security force to operate drones and help Democratic Republic of Congo's ...

Rubaya, in North Kivu, holds several thousand metric tons of coltan with tantalum concentrations of 20–40%. It accounts for around ⁠15% ⁠of the world’s coltan output, all dug ⁠manually by impoverished ...

Portrayed as victims in need of rescue or as accomplices of a foreign rebellion, South Kivu’s Tutsi communities face a precarious position.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – A year after M23 rebels seized control of Goma, the capital of eastern DRC’s strategic ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Rwanda-backed M23 rebels said Tuesday they will withdraw from Uvira, the strategic city in eastern Congo seized last week, as fighting in the region escalated despite a ...

GOMA, Congo — Congolese soldiers and fighters from a pro-government militia have reentered the strategic eastern town of Uvira, the army and residents said Monday, a month after it was seized by the ...

DAKAR, Senegal(AP) — Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 said that it had taken control of the strategic city of Uvira in eastern Congo on Wednesday afternoon, following a rapid offensive since the start of ...