Despite best efforts, armed groups have made major recent gains, chiefly the March 23 Movement which defends the interests of Congolese Tutsi – many exiled from Rwanda – and benefits from the support ...

Alliance fleuve Congo (AFC/M23) rebellion’s coordinator Corneille Nangaa has appealed to the entire DR Congo diaspora to join the cause for liberating the country. On Friday, the rebels allowed the ...

The situation represents one of the world’s worst food crises, according to the UN-partnered Integrated Food Security Phase ...

Rwandan-backed rebels now control large parts of eastern Congo and threaten to expand their offensive west into two ...

These include tens of thousands of people uprooted by M23 rebels from camps in North Kivu - and in particular six sites around Goma - and the territories of Kalehe and Uvira in South Kivu in ...

The leader of the rebels who captured two key cities in eastern Congo says international sanctions and the planned minerals ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels battle pro-government fighters in North Kivu and South Kivu province after regional mediators hold truce talks. Members of the M23 rebel group stand guard as people attend ...

Armed groups affiliated with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have continued to expand their control in North and South Kivu - setting their sights on ...

A truce announced last week by AFC/M23 rebels in Walikale, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has collapsed after just a few days. The Congolese army now accuses the Rwandan-backed group of ...

Charcoal demand is a key driver. With 800,000 displaced people arriving in Goma, the North Kivu capital, the demand for charcoal has surged. With access to Virunga restricted, supply chains have ...

The leader of the rebels who captured two key cities in eastern Congo says ...