The armed group M23 has in recent months swiftly seized tracts of territory in mineral-rich east Congo after again taking up arms in late 2021, in a country plagued by numerous conflicts for decades.

MILITIA fighters killed at least 55 civilians in an attack on a cluster of villages in north-east DR Congo, local authorities ...

Fighting erupted Tuesday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a two-day lull, with Rwanda-backed M23 fighters ...

Fighting erupted Tuesday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a two-day lull, with Rwanda-backed M23 fighters ...

Rwanda and DR Congo’s border towns of Rubavu and Goma, respectively, are experiencing a surge in cross-border movement of people and goods after AFC/M23 rebels secured the capital of eastern DR ...

Mistrust between leaders and the Great Lakes region’s militaristic past make security cooperation between affected countries difficult – but essential.

Congo authorities will put at least 75 soldiers on trial on Monday for fleeing the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels into ...

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ...

The U.N.’s top human rights body is holding an urgent session on spiralling violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels recently captured a major city.

Approximately six million people have died in the conflict in the eastern D.R.C. since 1996. For decades, numerous armed ...

The UN Human Rights Council launched an investigation Friday into alleged violations and abuses committed in the deadly ...

On 6 February, the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) – which includes the M23 rebel group backed by Rwanda – held a rally in Goma, ...