GOMA, Congo (AP) — The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo 's key city of Goma sought to reassure its residents Thursday, holding a stadium rally and promising safety under their ...

“In Bukavu, tensions are rising as the M23 moves closer, just 50km north of the city,” Van de Perre told reporters, calling the situation in South Kivu province “particularly concerning.

On Thursday, the rebels were advancing into South Kivu province and were 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the provincial capital of Bukavu, according to Nene Bintou, president of the civil society in ...

I would say in the direction of Bukavu. I can’t tell what was happening there. It’s too far from us to have an idea, but it was clearly shady,” he said. Asked if there are still bodies ...

Residents in the eastern city of Bukavu pray for peace as fighting with Rwandan backed rebels bereaks out with renewed intensity in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Federal prosecutors in N.Y ...