Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has vowed “a vigorous and coordinated response” against a rebel ...

M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

As fighting intensifies between the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group and Congolese forces, UN chief of Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix underscored the critical state of the battle for eastern DRC's ...

Residents of the besieged city of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, say they are gripped by fear as ...

Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the ...

In the aftermath of its withdrawal from Goma, the M23 suffered a series of heavy defeats at the hands of the Congolese army, ...

Congo has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces rages around the ...

M23, which refers to the March 23, 2009, accord that ended a previous Tutsi-led revolt in eastern Congo, is the latest group of ethnic Tutsi-led insurgents to take up arms against Congolese forces. It ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has a wealth of natural resources, including metals and minerals such as gold, tin and coltan, which is essential for manufacturing mobile phones and batteries ...

Plus, Roland Oliphant explains why Congo’s foreign minister has accused its neighbour Rwanda of declaring war and the role ‘blood minerals’ are playing in the conflict. Battle Lines, a podcast from ...