Panic swept through eastern Congo’s second-largest city on Saturday as residents fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape ...

M23’s advances highlight Rwanda’s role in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the risk of an escalating regionalised ...

The rebels’ push toward Bukavu has raised fears of a broader conflict in the Great Lakes region, echoing past devastating wars.

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday demanded the Democratic Republic of Congo's "territorial integrity" be respected and a ...

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday demanded the Democratic Republic of Congo’s “territorial integrity” be respected and a regional war avoided, at an African summit the day after Rwandan-backed ...

Chaotic scenes have been unfolding in Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the M23 rebel group continues its ...

M23 military leader Sultani Makenga has addressed a gathering of at least two thousand captured soldiers from the FARDC-led coalition, urging them to abandon divisionism and join forces with M23 in ...

What is their long-term goal and what should world leaders be doing to stop the massacres and human rights abuses? COMMENT | ...

Speaking at an African Union summit, held in Ethiopia on UN head Antonio Guterres also said the DRC's sovereignty must be respected, though he did not call out Rwanda, which has backed the M23 rebel ...

The UN’s secretary general António Guterres has called on African leaders to act to avoid an escalation of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was speaking to the African Union summit ...

The election of the new chief comes as the conflict in Africa’s second-largest country, the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...