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.

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

The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first rebellion in 2012 ...

A glimpse of life after the siege in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, as some semblance of a tenuous peace returns, as does the fear of reprisals.

Heavy artillery fire could be heard in Goma on Monday, hours after Rwandan troops and fighters from the M23 rebel group entered the capital of North Kivu Province. The UN has warned of a looming ...

Soldiers in the DRC ...

Rwanda-backed rebels have claimed they captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing ...

Red Cross staff load bodies onto a lorry bound for the morgue of the hospital in the north of Goma. 12 huge movies that were ...

as the constant gunfire and shelling around our hotel has gone silent to mark their victory. Image: Protests have broken out in Goma after DRC forces surrendered to the M23 rebels. Pic ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Panic spread in Goma on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to the city in eastern Congo as they battle the Congolese army. Bombs were heard going off in the distant ...

There are growing international calls for Rwanda and the DRC to restart peace talks, as the Rwandan backed rebels take over a major city in the mineral rich region of eastern Congo.