Kinshasa says Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have killed 1,500 civilians despite a US-brokered ceasefire, as fresh clashes erupt near Uvira and tensions spill into Burundi.

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are strengthening their grip on eastern Congo despite a Donald Trump peace deal to try to end the conflict, United Nations (UN) experts say.

Uvira, the second-largest city in South Kivu, fell into rebel hands on 10 December. The Congolese armed forces (FARDC) say ...

Kampala, Uganda – Rwanda is in “command and control” of M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda has “unilaterally doubled its military presence” in the DRC, and armed groups ...

Over the weekend, regional defense ministers met in Livingstone to address the worsening security situation in the eastern ...

The Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), Bintou Keita, on Friday told the Security Council that “the signing this afternoon ...

The U.N. says that Rwanda-backed M23 rebels killed over 300 civilians in eastern areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the past month, describing it as one of the largest death tolls since ...

KINSHASA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) said late Monday they have retaken control of Uvira, a strategic city in the eastern province of South ...

Jan 19 - Congolese soldiers and combatants from a pro-government militia have re-entered the eastern town of Uvira, residents ...

Residents uncertain about future as M23 rebels again announce withdrawal from Uvira, even as fighting continues in the area.

Operational constraints and regional tensions prevent the UN peacekeeping mission from responding effectively to escalating ...