Congolese forces were losing control of the city of Goma on Wednesday after rebel groups backed by Rwanda took over the ...
The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.
Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma ...
Congo has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces rages around the ...
Much of the beleagured city of Goma was calm early Wednesday morning, after a day during which thousands of fleeing people ...
After a lightning offensive, M23 rebels now control Goma, a large city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have released captured Romanian mercenaries who were fighting with the Congolese army. As they ...
Three Sadc members: Tanzania, South Africa and Malawi, contributed troops to the Sadc Mission in the DRC (SAMIDRC), which is also funded by the United Nations, to disarm rebels in eastern DRC and also ...
By Yassin Kombi and David Lewis GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -As an East African bloc urged an immediate ...