Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...

Idengo was renowned for his politically charged songs that criticized both the government and rebels. His latest track, ...

In Stanford's first inaugural Congo Week, students and experts celebrate Congolese heritage and discuss important issues ...

The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first rebellion in 2012 ...

More than 700 people have been killed and 2,800 injured in just five days since fighting escalated in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between January 26-30, UN Secretary-General ...

In tonight's edition: Calm returns to DR Congo's eastern city of Goma as M23 rebels advance south. Also, the Southern African Development Community holds a special meeting in Zimbabwe to discuss ...

It reached new heights in recent weeks as they seized control of large swathes of territory in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and now, are advancing on the regional capital Goma.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the “global south” on the world stage, but the deaths of 13 of its soldiers in eastern Congo ...

HARARE - The southern African grouping SADC held crisis talks Friday on the escalating conflict in the eastern DR Congo, with calls for a collective response to the threat to regional security ...

The Southern African Development Community (Sadc), a regional bloc made up of 16 members, is holding a special meeting on Friday in Zimbabwe to discuss the situation in DR Congo. He said Rwanda is ...

Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have vowed to take their fight to the country's capital – but their attempts to march south are have been met by resistance. Rwanda-backed rebels ...

People protest in Kinshasa against the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels' advances into eastern Congo's capital, Goma, on Tuesday. (Samy Ntumba Shambuyi/AP) The central African nation's military has been ...