Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the city of Goma, the government’s last stronghold in the North Kivu province, ...

Panic spread in eastern Congo's main city on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to Goma and seizing a nearby ...

The violence in eastern Congo has escalated. Near Goma in North Kivu, 13 peacekeepers have been killed by M23 rebels, while ...

The U.S. Embassy in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, in a notice warned of "an increase in the severity of armed conflict near Sake” and advised U.S. nationals ... making their way north across Lake Kivu ...

Congo has broken off relations with Rwanda. The North Kivu region is rich in gold and coltan.Within three years, the March 23 ...

The U.S. Embassy in Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, in a notice Thursday warned of “an increase in the severity of armed conflict near Sake” and ... way north across Lake Kivu and spilling ...

Congo's army, which has been locked in fighting against the M23 for almost three years, has so far only said that "the enemy has broken through" in Minova. The national army spokesman did not respond ...

Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized ... On Thursday, the rebels seized Sake, a town only 27 kilometers (16 miles) from Goma, sending panic ...

The U.S. Embassy in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, in a notice warned of "an increase in the severity of armed conflict near Sake” and advised ... their way north across Lake Kivu and spilling ...

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