Rwanda-backed rebels who have captured eastern Congo’s largest city say they plan to take their rebellion to the capital and ...
President of the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Thursday that his troopers are fighting an insurgence by the ...
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NAIROBI — Gunfire and explosions ripped through the eastern city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday as the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group clashed with government forces.
Panic is spreading in Goma in eastern Congo as M23 rebels encircle the city, battling Congo’s army. Many civilians have been wounded in the crossfire, stretching the main hospital.
Fighting between M23 and Democratic Republic of the Congo forces has displaced 400,000 since the start of this year, ...