Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo have claimed that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long ...

M23 rebels seize Bukavu airport in Kavumu, eastern DRC, security and humanitarian sources say; they are 30km away from ...

The U.N. children’s fund on Thursday accused armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping ...

Earlier this week the Tutsi-led M23 rebels seized Goma, the largest city in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo – home to lucrative gold, coltan and tin ore mines – before shifting their focus to ...

SADC leaders held crisis talks in Zimbabwe as M23 rebels advance on Bukavu, just days after seizing Goma. The UN says at least 700 people have been killed since Sunday. The M23 rebel group was ...

“The escalation of violence toward Bukavu raises fears of even greater displacement, while the breakdown of humanitarian access is leaving entire communities stranded without support." The ...