Congo's government and Rwanda-backed rebels are meeting in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar for much-anticipated talks in a ...

Congolese authorities say at least 50 people were killed in weekend attacks in the country's conflict-hit east where government forces are fighting Rwanda-backed rebels ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) is in crisis. Eastern Congo—previously liberated areas under the control of the Armed Forces of the Congo (AFC) and M23—has endured decades of conflict but ...

The rebels are supported by about 4,000 troops from neighboring Rwanda, according to U.N. experts, and at times have vowed to march as far as Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, about 1,600 kilometers ...

The government traded blame with Rwanda-backed rebels over who was responsible ... Kamale reported from Kinshasa, Congo.

M23 had long demanded direct negotiations with Kinshasa. Tshisekedi had refused, however, arguing that M23 was merely a proxy for Rwanda. Congo's government then agreed to direct talks in Angola ...

And while Washington demanded that Rwanda tone down rebel backing, it also wants Kinshasa to provide state authority in eastern DRC, whose absence has previously fuelled armed conflict. Kinshasa will ...