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

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

The DRC illustrates how millions of people in fragile, violent and conflict-affected parts of the world are at risk of ...

As vast swaths of Congolese territory are seized by a Rwandan-backed armed group, Congo’s president looks to make a minerals ...

Crime has increased in eastern DR Congo's two major cities which were recently seized by the Rwanda-backed M23, the UN's ...

After a lightning offensive, M23 rebels now control Goma, a large city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...

To cross from Congo to its sister city in Rwanda here takes just minutes by land. The countries share a painful history but have little in common these days.

The advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels into Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province threatens to trigger a ...

Goma had served as a key hub for humanitarian ... Eastern Congo is rich in minerals and natural resources and has been contested by scores of different armed groups. The fighting in Congo has ...

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