Rwanda-backed rebels have taken Democratic Republic of Congo’s strategic city of Bukavu in the country’s mineral-rich east, pushing the region closer to a multination war, Congo’s government said ...

An uneasy calm held Sunday on the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern front after regional ... In Bukavu, capital of South Kivu province, which is in the M23's sights, locals expressed doubts ...

GOMA, Congo (AP ... below this ad The circumstances around the death of Maj. Gen Peter Cirimwami were unclear but Cirimwami, who led army operations in the restive North Kivu, visited troops ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group continued its advance Thursday through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and looked poised ... the main city in North Kivu province, last week, the M23 and ...

Rape and other violence against children in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has soared to unprecedented ... "In North and South Kivu provinces, we are receiving horrific reports of ...

In Bukavu, capital of South Kivu province, which is in the M23's sights ... In Kinshasa, stunned by Goma's capture, the Notre-Dame du Congo Cathedral played host to a "solidarity mass" on Sunday.

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo on Wednesday, as fighters moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent attempt to expand their control in the ...