The UN says worsening conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo has led to a surge in human rights violations.

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo claimed on Friday that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long advance towards the Kavumu airport, which serves ...

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 ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have entered east Congo’s second-largest city of Bukavu, residents and a community leader say.