Rich in an ore used in electronics, the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has become a geopolitical minefield.

As fighting continues in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the humanitarian situation is fast deteriorating in neighbouring Burundi, with daily arrivals increasing through its ...

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents, who have already taken two key cities ...

Top United Nations officials in Africa have warned an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that the offensive of ...

Amid escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, M23 rebels advanced towards the town of Uvira, causing local chaos and looting. Clashes between Congolese troops and militants intensified ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern ...

Since Goma fell, I’ve lived in fear. I don’t dare leave my house.” These are the words of Justin Shamutwa Masumbuko, general ...

Panic and looting are sweeping through eastern Congo’s second largest city as residents fled by the thousands to escape the ...

I fled the fighting in Bweremana between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo [FARDC] and the M23 armed group ...

Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo have claimed that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long ...

Rwanda denies the charges, and says its security is threatened by armed groups in the region, notably the Democratic Forces ...