The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety.

Congo jailbreak footage shows prisoners fleeing as smoke billowed in the background, with heavy gunfire ringing out.

Dawn broke over Lake Kivu with the sound of gunfire as M23 rebels seized control of Nyabibwe, shattering hopes raised by their recent ceasefire declaration. The strategic mining town fell after four ...

After capturing Goma, the main city in North Kivu province, last week, the M23 and Rwandan troops launched a new offensive on ...

Rwandan-backed rebels are gaining ground in eastern Congo despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week.

The M23 rebel group have captured the city of Goma in the eastern DRC in a major escalation of a drawn-out conflict.

NAIROBI (Reuters) -As Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo push south towards the city of Bukavu, ...

Mariam Nasibu stands by her 10-year-old daughter Deborah, who was wounded in the fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese armed forces, in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thursday ...

(MENAFN- The Rio Times) The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has intensified, with M23 rebels gaining ground and threatening the strategic city of Goma. Turkey has stepped in ...

M23 seized Goma in 2012 and controlled it for over a week. As news of fighting spread, schools in Goma sent students home on Thursday morning. "We are told that the enemy wants to enter the city.