Violence in eastern Congo is escalating. Near the city of Goma in North Kivu, 13 peacekeepers were killed by M23 rebels.

In recent weeks, the armed conflict between the M23/AFC and the Congolese army, backed by their allies, has flared up again in the province of North Kivu and spread to the neighbouring province of ...

Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the ...

The governor of eastern Congo's North Kivu province has died from injuries suffered during fighting on the front line, a ...

The M23 armed group has seized further territory in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo and on Thursday was ...

The group took control of Masisi, a town and local administrative centre about 80km (50 miles) from the major city of Goma, on Saturday, provincial parliament member Alexis Bahunga told the ...

The latest offensive happened last week when the M23 rebels took Masisi, the administrative centre of the Masisi territory, in North Kivu. Days before, they’d captured another town Katale. Thousands ...

Authorities say the governor of eastern Congo’s North-Kivu province has died from injuries sustained on the front line as M23 ...

The army acknowledged Tuesday a "breakthrough" by the M23 in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where the armed group ...

The Congolese army acknowledged on 21 January the advance of M23 rebels in South Kivu province. Backed by Rwanda’s army, the ...

Rebels from the Rwanda-backed M23 have killed a military governor as they advanced through eastern Democratic Republic of ...

What does the capture of Masisi mean for M23’s offensive in eastern DRCongo?