With over 105 million people, the DR Congo is a mosaic of 250 ethnic groups and 700 languages, a testament to its rich cultural diversity. However, in the eastern provinces of North and South Kivu, ...

By David Lewis and Sonia Rolley NAIROBI - As Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo push south ...

M23 now controls nearly all of North Kivu and the province’s vast mineral wealth—including tin (cassiterite), tantalum ...

Congolese troops with support from Burundi's army appeared on Friday to be holding back a push south by Rwandan-backed rebels ...

The U.N. voices concern over alleged atrocities as Rwandan-backed rebels reportedly advance after seizing the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

When M23 rebels swept into the Congolese city of Goma this week, world powers urged them to immediately withdraw. Instead, ...

M23 rebels have attacked Goma with heavy firing, killing and injuring many while forcing countless others to flee ...

Congo has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces rages around the ...

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

Amnesty International has accused Congo’s army and a rebel group of bombing densely populated areas in attacks that “likely ...

M23 Rebels Face Burundian Forces in Eastern Congo, Heightening War Fears By David Lewis and Sonia Rolley NAIROBI - As Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo push south ...

NAIROBI - As Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic ... ramping up the risk of a return to full-blown regional war. Burundi has had soldiers in eastern Congo for years, initially to ...