The heavily armed rebels do not act alone. They are backed by neighbouring Rwanda, according to the UN and the US. Rwanda ...

Sixteen-year-old Darkuna watched, terrified, as six gun-wielding men ransacked her home. She would become one of many ...

M23 fighters, backed by Rwanda, continue to advance in eastern DR Congo. "One of the main factors explaining the weakness of ...

Kinshasa has accused Kigali of deploying troops to fight alongside the Tutsi-dominated rebel group that has seized control of Goma, and Bukavu.

Rwanda appears to be betting on its reputation as a key security partner and sports destination to minimize any backlash to its involvement in the war.

Pastors have reported that they have been forced to shelter rebels inside their churches as well as within their surrounding communities. The rebels are well aware that hiding in these sanctuaries ...

A professor of global health was in Kivu when the fighting began to rage. She recounts what she and her colleagues ...

Banks are still shut, basic services such as trade are slowly restarting, and thousands displaced by the conflict are ...

(Reuters) - Government forces and local militias have clashed south of the provincial capital of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as troops fall back in the face of an advance by ...

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BUKAVU, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels tightened ... “The war does not end in Congo, why? They have nothing to do here, they should leave," Bauma Sukali, a protester, said.