The worst could be yet to come in east Congo's escalating crisis, U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk said on Friday, warning that abuses including rape and sexual slavery may increase.

The U.N. voices concern over alleged atrocities as Rwandan-backed rebels reportedly advance after seizing the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The M23 militia, supported by 4,000 Rwandan troops, having seized Goma—the largest city in the mineral-rich northeastern province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC ...

a declaration of war.” Congo cut ties with Rwanda over the weekend as recent attempts at diplomatic talks between the two countries failed. Rwanda has denied claims it has prolonged the conflict.

The United Nations reported widespread panic among the city's two million residents, and Congo's government condemned the rebel advance as a "declaration of war." The rebels issued their statement ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa remains in direct contact with the presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and of Rwanda ...

and allowed Hutu militias to regroup in eastern Congo, prompting Rwanda and Uganda to invade the region. Angola, Namibia and Zimbabwe fought alongside Congolese troops in a five-year regional war ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Rwandan troops to exit the Democratic Republic of Congo and cease aiding M23 ...