(Reuters) -Congolese troops with support from Burundi's army appeared on Friday to be holding back a push south by ...

Deep in the heart of a lush green forest, an excavator is hard at work, turning over the earth in search of gold. The ...

The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.

Vladimir Putin grabbed much of Donbas, an eastern region of Ukraine, and pretended he had not. As a figleaf he used ...

An insurgency led by M23 rebels in eastern Congo has escalated and reached the city of Goma, worsening a humanitarian crisis ...

In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid ...

The scene is the result of the invasion of Goma on January 27th by M23, an armed group under the control of Rwanda, Congo’s neighbour, which abuts the city. Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has ...

M23 rebels have attacked Goma with heavy firing, killing and injuring many while forcing countless others to flee ...

Sitting on the border with Rwanda and on the shores of Lake Kivu, it is a vital trading and transport hub that is within ...

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

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