Analysts say the deadly march by Rwanda-backed rebels across eastern Congo could widen into a regional conflict drawing in ...

Congolese forces were losing control of the city of Goma on Wednesday after rebel groups backed by Rwanda took over the airport and shared plans to set up a new administration.

Feb 14 (Reuters) - 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 ...

Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...

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The largest city in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has long been a refuge ... may be willing to use its strength to redraw the map of the region—and, in doing so, risk ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, including its airport, the United Nations said, as Rwanda's president on Wednesday joined ...

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