Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents shot dead three boys who had picked up guns left by Congolese soldiers fleeing the rebel advance ...

The war erupting in the Democratic Republic of Congo has its roots in the Rwandan genocide and the bloodiest war of the 21st ...

Rwanda has come under widespread international condemnation for backing the M23 militia in eastern Congo, though the country ...

Traders and travellers packed their belongings and paid their fares early on Tuesday for the long boat journey across eastern ...

Congo stands on the brink of being at the centre of a devastating new regional war. Europe should act in its own ...

Analysts say the deadly march by Rwanda-backed rebels across eastern Congo could widen into a regional conflict drawing in ...

The DRC government has accused Rwanda of orchestrating the offensive, citing M23’s military precision and advanced weaponry ...

Congo has been plagued by war for nearly three decades. Millions of people have been displaced, and rape has consistently been used as a weapon of war. Most estimates state that over six million ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

After bearing witness to waves of fighting throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, the eastern Congo city of Bukavu may once ...