Democratic Republic of Congo Defence Forces gather in the North Kivu province village of Mukondi. File image/ AP Several towns that fell to armed groups in eastern Congo’s North Kivu and South Kivu ...

The violence in eastern Congo has escalated. Near Goma in North Kivu, 13 peacekeepers have been killed by M23 rebels, while Congo has broken off relations with Rwanda. The North Kivu region is rich in ...

DR Congo had accused NDC-R leader Guidon Shimiray Mwissa of war crimes and issued an arrest ... According to a local civil society organization, the M23 has already distributed materials to ...

In the DRC, clashes continue between the Congolese army and its M23 allies and Rwandan military troops. The security situation remains tense in the east of the country, where new population ...

Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo were losing control of the key city of Goma on Wednesday after rebel groups backed ...

The United Nations reported widespread panic among the city's two million residents, and Congo's government condemned the rebel advance as a "declaration of war." The rebels issued their statement ...

Protesters have attacked embassies in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Kinshasa over Rwanda-backed rebels fighting in Goma.

Plus, Roland Oliphant explains why Congo’s foreign minister has accused its neighbour Rwanda of declaring war and the role ‘blood minerals’ are playing in the conflict. Battle Lines, a podcast from ...

Amnesty International has accused Congo’s army and a rebel group of bombing densely populated areas in attacks that “likely constitute war crimes.” KINSHASA, Congo -- Prominent human rights ...