Rebels occupying the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma have declared a cease-fire but the government ...

The recent history of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has been one of civil war and corruption. It is rich in ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for a urgent cease-fire in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...

One of the worst humanitarian crises is unfolding in the Democratic Republic ... war over resources," said independent journalist Shauntelle Boyer, who has been covering the conflict. "Goma is one of ...

Analysis - A shifting political calculus by sponsors of the M23 rebel group risk triggering another war in the Great Lakes ...

Thirty years after the violence, a related border conflict escalates, with control of mineral wealth at stake.

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to ...

Burundi troops in Congo to counter M23 rebels Rwanda denies ... Under the peace deal that ended Burundi's 1993-2005 civil war, which killed 300,000 people, its military put in place an ethnic ...

Critical minerals factor into the fight. By Ruth Maclean Rebels backed by Rwanda are seizing huge tracts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Their progress has been swift and stunning.

Rwanda-backed rebels have tightened their hold on Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ... issue put a human face to the war in Congo. Daniel Buuma’s humanising ...

Rebel groups, including the M23 rebels, have declared a humanitarian ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least ...

South Africa has troops deployed in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo as part of a U.N. peacekeeping mission there, as well as in a separate deployment by the Southern African Development ...