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 ...

DAILY POST had reported on Friday ... Recall that the DR Congo government has accused Rwanda of backing M23 to exploit its natural resources, an allegation Kigali denies. Government spokesman ...

Rwanda-backed rebels reached the centre of east Congo’s second largest city, Bukavu, on Sunday morning and took control of the South Kivu province administrative office after little resistance ...

28 began as a normal day for “Marcus Doe,” an employee of the U.S. Agency for International Development stationed in the Democratic Republic of Congo ... would abandon its workers in Kinshasa.

BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels have “occupied” a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Congo’s government said Sunday, as M23 rebels positioned themselves at the ...

Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi, whose government on Saturday asserted that Bukavu remained under its control, has warned of the risk of a regional expansion of the conflict. Congo’s forces ...

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday demanded that the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) “territorial integrity” be respected and a regional war avoided, at an African summit the day ...

The M23 did not announce any seizure of Bukavu, unlike its announcement when taking Goma, which had brought swift international condemnation. Spokesmen for the M23 didn't respond to questions Sunday.