This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled. By Elian Peltier and Justin Makangara Elian Peltier reported from Dakar ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. M23 rebels march through the centre of eastern Congo’s second largest city early Sunday as some onlookers ...

It's no mystery why his forces failed to hold up last ... surrendered to the M23 at the first sign of danger. "All this adds to Congo's horrific turmoil," said The Economist (London).

The U.N. voices concern over alleged atrocities as Rwandan-backed rebels reportedly advance after seizing the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - a nation endowed with vast natural resource wealth - continues to perform poorly. Systemic corruption since independence in 1960, combined ...

4:58 UN calls for ‘mediation,’ end of ‘crisis’ as M23 rebels rally in Congo’s Goma Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo ...

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 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A senior humanitarian analyst on Monday that the ongoing conflict in eastern Congo’s Goma will have a ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has experienced violent conflict since the start of the First Congo War in 1996–97. The Second Congo War (1998–2003) was the deadliest conflict since World ...

The rebels have been trying to push south towards Bukavu since they seized Goma, the largest city in eastern Congo, at the end of last month. The capture of Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu ...

The human rights situation across the Democratic Republic of Congo remains dire, with internal conflicts and poor governance contributing to a severe food crisis and the internal displacement of 5 ...