Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have tightened their grip on Goma, the biggest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), signalling a major blow to the Congolese army and a serious ...

In the village of Kiziba, on the outskirts of Goma, civilians are reporting armed men in military uniforms carrying out ...

United Nations, Jan 31 (IANS): The United Nations is "deeply concerned" by the M23 rebel group advancing towards South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a UN spokesman said.

After days of intense fighting, the humanitarian situation in Goma, capital of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has reached alarming levels - with humanitarian needs now massive and ...

The UN’s alarm comes amid a broader humanitarian crisis in eastern DRC, where the conflict has displaced millions and heightened ethnic tensions. As the M23 advances, the international community faces ...

The group’s announcement came hours after President Felix Tshisekedi called for a massive military mobilisation to resist the rebellion.

Felix Tshisekedi, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), promised late Wednesday a vigorous response to the advances of March 23 ...

"In Bukavu, foreigners are fleeing," missionaries from the capital of the Congolese province of South Kivu tell Fides. "The various embassies in Kinshasa have ordered their compatriots to leave the ...

The Rwanda-backed armed group M23 vowed on Thursday to march on the DR Congo capital, Kinshasa, as its fighters made further ...

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) spokesperson called the occupation an 'unacceptable breach of DRC's ...

Rwandan-backed rebels declare they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma, as their troops continue to claim more territory in the mineral rich region.

Rwanda-backed rebels who have captured eastern Congo’s largest city say they plan to take their rebellion to the capital and ...