Following fighting and evacuation orders from the Mouvement du 23 Mars/Alliance Fleuve Congo (M23/AFC) group, hundreds of ...

The Humanitarian Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Bruno Lemarquis, expresses his deep concern about the increasing number of incidents of targeted violence against civilians, ...

AFC spokesman Victor Tesongo told CNN Friday rebels were working to “install a new administration” in Goma and advance further into South Kivu and Kinshasa. M23 leader Corneille Nangaa also ...

The armed group, backed by several thousand Rwandan soldiers, has taken the capital of South Kivu province. It continues to advance, despite calls for a ceasefire from the African Union and threats of ...

GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels were quickly ... The rebels were now about 60 kilometers (37 miles) from South Kivu's provincial capital of Buakavu and “seem to be moving quite fast ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — A weakened Congolese military fought back against Rwanda-backed rebels who the U.N. said were moving fast into the South Kivu province after seizing the region’s largest ...

After taking control of Goma, the M23 rebels – backed by Rwanda – now want to advance further into South Kivu. But as they edge closer to Burundi, the war risks dragging in more neighbours. A week on ...

Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers.

GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo's largest city said Thursday they want to take their fight to the far-off capital, Kinshasa, while Congo’s president called for a ...