The security situation in the city of Goma is deteriorating, and journalists can no longer report, the media has been forced into silence, there is no stable access to electricity or the internet.

The rebel leader whose fighters have captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has vowed to ...

The M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, have taken control of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and are intent on governing the city. They aim to restore order, reopen borders, and provide essential ...

South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...

France's foreign minister was due in Rwanda on Thursday after talks in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of efforts to ...

Congo's leader has called on young people to enlist in the army to help fight Rwanda-backed rebels attempting to seize more ...

The scene is the result of the invasion of Goma on January 27th by M23, an armed group under the control of Rwanda, Congo’s neighbour, which abuts the city. Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has ...

Local sources said Kigali-backed fighters were advancing on a new front and had seized two districts in South Kivu province, ...

President Paul Kagame said Rwanda was ready for "confrontation" as he rejected criticism over his backing for M23 rebels who ...

DR Congo's president has vowed a "vigorous" military response against Rwandan-backed fighters who have advanced further in the mineral-rich east of the country after seizing most of the region's main ...

Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo on Wednesday as they moved beyond the key city of Goma in an ...