Thousands of displaced people are stranded in eastern Congo as rebels are accused of forced return
The U.N. says more than 110,000 displaced people have in recent days left settlement camps in eastern Congo’s cities ...
Could a rebellion in eastern Congo widen into a regional war?
Analysts say the deadly march by Rwanda-backed rebels across eastern Congo could widen into a regional conflict drawing in ...
Giraffes grooming, Big Island eruption and more of the week’s best photos
See 12 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors.
Rwanda-backed rebels take more towns as they expand control after seizing east Congo's largest city
Rebels backed by Rwanda have captured more towns in eastern Congo as fighters moved beyond the key city of Goma in an ...
WFMZ-TV11d
As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity
(AP Photo/Brian Inganga) Rebel leader of rebel group of Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) including M23, Corneille Nangaa, addresses a news conference in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo ...
World Socialist Web Site14d
Rwandan-backed M23 advance into DR Congo threatens regional war
The M23 militia, supported by 4,000 Rwandan troops, having seized Goma—the largest city in the mineral-rich northeastern province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC ...
Daily Monitor14d
M23 gains to boost illicit mineral trade through Rwanda, analysts say
A lightning advance in Congo's mineral-rich eastern borderlands is set to boost the M23 rebellion's illegal mining revenues, ...
Congo Buries Its Dead After Rebel Assault
A single image captures the grim task facing those who needed to find space for the dead after a spasm of violence in Central ...
Southeast Missourian14d
AP PHOTOS: Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they've captured the key city of Goma
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels claimed on Monday they captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in mineral wealth that remains ...
BBC14d
The evidence that shows Rwanda is backing rebels in DR Congo
UN experts included photos of a short-range air defence system in their most recent report, saying three were spotted in M23 territory (Kibumba, Kitchanga and Karuba) in November being operated by ...
The Associated Press on MSN16d
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim major Congolese city, which Congo calls a ‘declaration of war’
Congo severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces raged around the key eastern city of Goma, leaving at least 13 ...
The Columbian14d
M23 rebels expand their control of Goma in eastern Congo
(AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa ... residents who spoke to The Associated Press by phone on Tuesday said that the M23 rebel group was in control of much of the city. The M23 rebels, who said that ...