The escalating conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo will dominate an African Union summit opening Saturday, with the DRC ...

(Reuters) -Rwandan-backed M23 rebels entered eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city Bukavu on Friday, a ...

The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels appeared on Friday to be closing in on eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city, ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...

The M23, backed by Rwanda, has overpowered the poorly trained Congolese army, while Uganda, Burundi and South Africa have ...

No reasons or apology has been offered to outgoing African Union Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat for being asked ...

Fierce fighting between government forces and M23 rebels in the DRC has led to a horrific humanitarian crisis, with thousands ...

The United Nations estimates that among the DRC’s population of 118 million, nearly one in five —21.2 million individuals— ...

The collapse of USAID-funded programs has also left thousands of local aid workers in DR Congo without jobs, further crippling women's services.

Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye warned Rwanda against attacking it as tension rises over the deadly conflict in ...

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