Fighters with the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), which has ties to IS, killed civilians in the area of Irumu in the east of the country bordering Uganda. The attack comes as eastern Congo may see an ...

Rebels linked to the Islamic State group, specifically the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), killed 66 civilians in eastern ...

Bahati, the rebel-appointed governor of North Kivu, said voluntary donations from members of M23 and other armed groups in the Congo River Alliance were another important source of revenue.

Indeed, the rebel group now controls key towns around the park, like Rutshuru, Rwindi, Sake and Masisi. Vivien and a man at the Virunga National Park.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The government of Congo will hold peace talks next week in Angola with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group that has captured key areas of Congo’s mineral-rich east ...