A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese city in a bid to occupy territory and exploit minerals. Displaced ...

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi urges youth to join the army to combat M23 rebels backed by Rwanda. As the M23 advance ...

GISENYI, Rwanda, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Refugees, surrendering Congolese soldiers and stranded truckers thronged the Rwandan border on Tuesday, hoping to reach safety after rebels captured the nearby ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Residents in eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, were fleeing on Monday after Rwanda-backed rebels claimed to have captured the regional hub from Congolese forces as ...

Congo, the U.N. and others accuse neighbouring Rwanda of fuelling the conflict with its own troops and weapons. Rwanda denies this, but Congo's army said on Saturday that Rwandan snipers were ...

Action would be easy because the main instigator of the M23 conflict has been the government of Rwanda, a country dependent on foreign aid. According to six reports by a UN group of experts ...

The M23 rebels have captured Goma in the Congo, triggering gunfire between Rwandan and Congolese forces. Rooted in historical ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s security forces were fighting on Tuesday against Rwanda-backed rebels who advanced into a key eastern city in a major escalation of a decadeslong conflict.

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces raged around the key eastern city of Goma, leaving at least 13 ...

Kenya has announced a shift in its travel policies, allowing citizens of nearly all African countries to visit without prior ...

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DJAFFAR AL KATANTY / REUTERS Rwanda-backed March 23 Movement (M23) seized control of the city of Masisi, a key town in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on Saturday, January 4. M23 ...