The country has been beset by conflict for decades, the latest of which is the uprising of the M23 rebel group.

Since flag independence from Belgium on June 30, 1960 and since the gruesome murder of its founding president, Patrice ...

M23 plans to govern the city of Goma - a key gateway to rich mining areas that produce valuable resources like gold, tin, and ...

Rwanda's ally Uganda, unhappy about another rebel group in DR Congo that threatens its security, has also been accused of ...

Rebels enter eastern Congo's largest city Advance is a repeat of 2012 offensive Rwanda's Kagame seen taking advantage of global distractions Ending uprising likely to be much harder this time, ...

After three years on the run from the Rwandan-backed M23 insurgency in eastern Congo, on Sunday, with the rebels fighting ...

M23's last occupation of Goma was short-lived, and within a year they were a defeated force. This time, things are different.

Rebels led by the M23 group claim to have taken control of Goma, a key city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The M23 rebel group said on Sunday it had "taken" the key city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) - as the ...

Some Goma residents applauded and cheered on the M23 rebels. Others, however, tried to flee into neighbouring Rwanda with just heir belongings on their back.