Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized control of Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), taking over the regional governor’s office as government ...

Watch moreFighting intensifies in DR Congo as M23 rebels move closer to Bukavu "The entrance of M23 and the Rwandan Defence Force into Bukavu is a violation of DRC's sovereignty and territorial ...

Rebels have “occupied” a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, the government said Sunday, as M23 rebels positioned themselves at the governor's office in Bukavu and pledged to ...

The African Union, AU, has warned against the break-up of the Democratic Republic of Congo, two days after the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group entered a second city in the country’s east.

With international pressure mounting on Rwanda to curb the fighting in eastern DR Congo (DRC), the conflict was set to dominate the African Union summit as it opened in Addis Ababa. For all latest ...

Scores of people have fled since the fighters reached outlying districts of Bukavu, capital of South Kivu province, on Friday. It was barely defended by the Congolese armed forces . The fall of ...

Government spokesman Patrick Muyaya said Rwanda was violating DR Congo's territorial integrity through expansionist ambitions and human rights abuses. The Congolese government accuses Rwanda of ...

Bukavu residents reacted with mixed emotions as M23 entered the city. The African Union (AU) warned on Sunday against the break-up of the Democratic Republic of Congo, two days after the ...

The Congolese government has acknowledged its fall and urged residents to stay at home "to avoid being targeted by the occupying forces". The UN and European countries have warned that the latest ...

Jan. 28 began as a normal day for “Marcus Doe,” an employee of the U.S. Agency for International Development stationed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He boarded a shuttle, bound for his ...

With international pressure mounting on Rwanda to curb the fighting in eastern DR Congo (DRC), the conflict was set to dominate the African Union summit, which opened in the Ethiopian capital ...