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War in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has exploded into global headlines once again after Rwanda-backed rebels captured ...

Fighting between the Democratic Republic of Congo's military and Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 has intensified in recent days ...

Well trained and professionally armed, M23 is the latest in a long line of Rwandan-supported, Tutsi-led rebel movements to emerge in DR Congo's volatile eastern borderlands in the wake of two ...

Strewn with rubble from mortar and artillery fire, the eastern DR Congo city of Goma awoke on Thursday to a new abnormal -- ...

The conflict in eastern DR Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi's president said Saturday, as Africa's top health agency warned the fighting could spark new outbreaks of serious ...

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The worsening conflict in eastern Congo has led to a surge in human rights violations including summary executions, the ...

Rwanda-backed rebels have announced the capture of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo after earlier ordering ...

M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

M23 rebels' patrol Gisenyi border point, Congo, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, after they advanced into eastern Congo's capital ...

Conflict has intensified in Congo where peacekeepers have been killed as rebels seize more territory, with the ...