A rebel alliance including the M23 group said on Friday that it had seized a strategic airport as they continued their advance towards eastern Congo's second biggest city, Bukavu. David Doyle has more ...

Up to 4,000 Rwandan forces operating with M23 rebels in Congo, UN report says UP TO 4,000 Rwandan government forces are deployed in neighbouring eastern Congo operating alongside the M23 rebel group, ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo, where rebels are threatening to overthrow the Congolese government ...

For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Rwanda's President Paul Kagame was seen attending meetings at the gathering, but DR Congo's president Felix Tshisekedi was absent ...

(Reuters) -Rwandan-backed M23 rebels entered eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city Bukavu on Friday, a rebel leader told Reuters, as residents reported seeing the militants in ...

M23 rebels escort government soldiers and police who surrendered (Moses Sawasawa/AP) Panic swept through eastern DR Congo’s second largest city as residents fled to escape the looming advance of ...

GOMA, Congo — Panic swept through eastern Congo’s second-largest city on Saturday as residents fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape the looming advance of Rwanda-backed rebels.

Congo's government said on Wednesday its troops had been attacked several times in different areas since a joint summit of Eastern and Southern African blocs took place to defuse the crisis last week.

But the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s government has described the ceasefire as “false communication”, and the UN has noted reports of heavy fighting with Congolese forces in the ...

Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance which includes M23 rebels, said the rebels had entered the South Kivu provincial capital. The Rwandan-backed militants' progress comes despite ...

The body of Delphin Katembo Vinywasiki, better known as Delcat Idengo, was found in a street on Thursday with his head partially covered with blood. Idengo, famous for his songs critical of both ...

RWANDA-backed militia controlling cities in eastern Congo have forcibly closed settlement camps ... by become a member of the People’s Printing Press Society. The Morning Star is a readers’ ...