After Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took control of the biggest city in eastern Congo this week, the man who emerged from the shadows to assert his leadership was not the group's long-time military leader.

It is still unclear how many people have died in the ongoing conflict pitting the M23 and the Congolese army. Bodies of ...

United Nations agencies on Friday called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as fighting between government forces and the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group expands ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to ...

The UN says at least 700 people have been killed since Sunday.The M23 rebel group was advancing towards another city in the ...

More than 700 people have been killed and 2,800 injured in just five days since fighting escalated in the east of the ...

The UN says at least 700 people have been killed in intense fighting in Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, since Sunday. UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said 2,800 people ...

Rwandan forces and the abusive M23 armed group should urgently ensure access to and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian ...

Residents in eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma are fleeing after Rwanda-backed rebels claimed to have captured the regional hub from Congolese forces ...

Congolese troops with support from Burundi's army appeared on Friday to be holding back a push south by Rwandan-backed rebels ...

The U.N. says Rwanda-backed rebels are expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing the region's major city.