M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

Congo's Army and Burundian Allies Slow M23 Rebel's Southern March (Reuters) -Congolese troops with support from Burundi's army appeared on Friday to be holding back a push south by Rwandan-backed ...

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 ...