Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...

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DR Congo deploys heavy artillery as it battles M23 rebels in the eastern region, where intense clashes threaten stability.

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

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The U.N. voices concern over alleged atrocities as Rwandan-backed rebels reportedly advance after seizing the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it. Congo has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels, the M23 ...

Residents of the besieged city of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, say they are gripped by fear as gunshots continue to ring out around their homes, days after rebel forces ...

A Rwanda-backed militia seized the pivotal Congolese city of Goma this week, threatening a new humanitarian crisis after ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has a wealth of natural resources, including metals and minerals such as gold, tin and coltan, essential for manufacturing mobile phones and batteries for electric ...

Burundi troops in Congo ... war. Burundi has had soldiers in eastern Congo for years, initially to hunt down Burundian rebels there but, more recently, supporting Kinshasa's army in battles ...

M23 Rebels Face Burundian Forces in Eastern Congo, Heightening War Fears (This Jan. 31 story ... supporting Kinshasa's army in battles against M23. Any showdown over Bukavu, some 200 km (125 ...