Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has vowed to restore government authority in the east, where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels ...

Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo on Wednesday as they moved beyond the key city of Goma in an ...

By Yassin Kombi and Sonia Rolley GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rwandan-backed rebels strengthened their ...

The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.

M23's last occupation of Goma was short-lived, and within a year they were a defeated force. This time, things are different.

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

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

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 the country.

Meanwhile, Rwandan President Paul Kagame said his country will “deal” with any confrontation from South Africa after 13 of its peacekeepers in eastern Congo were killed.

Local sources said Kigali-backed fighters were advancing on a new front and had seized two districts in South Kivu province, ...