Two days later we are at last on our way, plowing upstream to Kisangani, the city at the fabled bend in the river. Our aim is to understand this one constant in the turbulent history of the ...

The Congolese group said decision was in line with a ceasefire declared in February and in support of peace initiatives.

M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have announced plans to withdraw from Walikale, a strategic town they ...

There have been several attempts to resolve the spiralling conflict, rooted in the fallout from Rwanda's 1994 genocide and ...

M23 seizes mining hub, with rebel alliance leader saying call for a ceasefire from DRC and Rwanda ‘doesn’t concern us’.

Its capture put the rebels within 400 km (250 miles) of Kisangani, the country's fourth-biggest city with a bustling port at the Congo River's farthest navigable point upstream of the capital ...