The former Governor of eastern DR Congo’s South Kivu Province, Marcelin Cishambo, has joined the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23), according to rebel spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka. ALSO READ: AFC/M23 ...

Virtually all banks are closed. Currency shortages abound. Staples prices have jumped. Now residents are finding themselves subject to new taxes imposed by the insurgents, who need money to finance ...

PHOTO/REUTERS The South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has said his government insisted on having M23 rebels included in a dialogue to bring peace back to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

M23 is a member of the political-military coalition ... though this is still subject to approval. In South Africa, one of the DRC’s allies, President Cyril Ramaphosa stated, "A ceasefire is ...

In tonight's edition: Regional tensions continue to rise as M23 rebels continue their advance ... regional blocs over the crisis. Meanwhile, South Africa says at least 14 of its troops in DR ...

"If South Africa wants to contribute to peaceful solutions ... of a ceasefire and a long-term solution to the conflict. The M23 rebels, allegedly backed by Rwanda, claimed control of Goma on ...

DR Congo: M23 rebels have taken control of the strategic Kavumu airport that serves Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, the rebel group and a civil security source said Friday. The rebels ...