During the two Congo wars, from 1996-2003 the country was at the centre of what some observers call "Africa's world war", with widespread civilian suffering. The war claimed an up to six million lives ...

During the two Congo wars, from 1996-2003 the country was at the centre of what some observers call "Africa's world war", with widespread civilian suffering. The war claimed an up to six million ...

Critical minerals factor into the fight. By Ruth Maclean Rebels backed by Rwanda are seizing huge tracts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Their progress has been swift and stunning.

Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo's largest city said Thursday ... "We want to go to Kinshasa, take power and lead the country," Nangaa said. He did not indicate how the rebels ...

Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have vowed to take their fight to the country's capital – but their attempts to march south are have been met by resistance. Rwanda-backed rebels ...

LAC VERT, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Widow Francine Nsengiyumva and her three children have little to eat and sleep on the hard ground, but like many others at a makeshift ...

Amid the escalation of violence, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) has scaled up humanitarian response in Goma, a city in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

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Their fighters continue to claim more territory... GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — On Monday, M23 rebels backed by Rwandan troops entered the city of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of ...

More than 700 people have been killed and 2,800 injured in just five days since fighting escalated in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between January 26-30, UN Secretary-General ...

When I first drove into the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, it was hard to tell I had entered a conflict zone. Goma residents filled the streets a few miles from the border ...

It reached new heights in recent weeks as they seized control of large swathes of territory in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and now, are advancing on the regional capital Goma.