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.

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

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

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 ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — 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 ...

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

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

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(AP) — Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claimed to have begun a withdrawal from the city of Uvira in eastern Congo late Wednesday night, according the leader of the rebel group and local ...

KIGALI (Rwanda), Feb 21 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- The European Union (EU) Commissioner for Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib urged Congolese rebels to open humanitarian corridors Friday for aid access to ...

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 ...