In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid ...
The United Nations expressed deep concern at reports of M23 rebels and Rwandan troops advancing south towards the Congolese ...
Reuters quoted the spokesperson as saying that the UN is deeply concerned by these developments, which are backed by "credible reports." ...
The rebel leader whose fighters have captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has vowed to continue their offensive all the way to the capital, Kinshasa. Corneille ...
The World Health Organization reports that over 2,000 people have been wounded and 45 have died due to fighting in Congo's Goma region. The clashes have heightened the risk of spreading diseases such ...
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has vowed “a vigorous and coordinated response” against a rebel alliance that has besieged swathes of the nation’s mineral-rich east and ...
Deep in the heart of a lush green forest, an excavator is hard at work, turning over the earth in search of gold. The surrounding landscape is devastated — centuries-old trees have been uprooted, and ...
The scene is the result of the invasion of Goma on January 27th by M23, an armed group under the control of Rwanda, Congo’s neighbour, which abuts the city. Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has ...
Local sources said Kigali-backed fighters were advancing on a new front and had seized two districts in South Kivu province, ...
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group vowed Thursday to "continue the march of liberation" to the DR Congo capital Kinshasa, as its fighters made further advances in the mineral-rich east of ...
Uganda said on Tuesday that the United Nations has evacuated part of its staff from Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic ...