The United Nations mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) said Friday that its peacekeepers are "engaged" in "intense" fighting against Rwanda-backed M23 forces, who have almost encircled ...

Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the ...

Civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are at increasing risk as the abusive M23 armed group, supported by the ...

Authorities say the governor of eastern Congo’s North Kivu province has died from injuries sustained in fighting on the front ...

The military governor of Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province has died from gunshot wounds suffered on the ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has once again reignited its self-destructive cycle of denial, scapegoating, and political recklessness.Government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya, speaking to ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that eastern Congo's M23 conflict risks spiralling into a ...

The M23 armed group has seized further territory in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo and on Thursday was ...

Laden with just the possessions they can carry, thousands of displaced people have reached the outskirts of the city of Goma ...

Many Congolese see the rebel advance as an invasion of their country by a foreign power in an attempt to seize land and Congo ...

The group rose to prominence in 2012 when its fighters seized Goma, eastern Congo’s largest city on the border with Rwanda. M23 is one of more than 100 armed groups that have been vying for ...