The takeover of Bukavu would constitute an unparalleled extension of territory under the M23’s control, as well as a further ...

Bukavu and the strategic town of Kavumu, 35 km to the north, where the airport is located, are still under the control of the ...

With the M23 rebels now firmly in control of Goma, the provincial capital of the North Kivu Province, and now poised to take Bukavu Province, the capital of the South Kivu, the intentions of the rebel ...

The armed group M23 has in recent months swiftly seized tracts of territory in mineral-rich east Congo after again taking up arms in late 2021, in a country plagued by numerous conflicts for decades.

The rebel M23 group has threatened to take over the capital of South Kivu in Democratic Republic of Congo following its ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo threatened on Tuesday to advance on the provincial capital of Bukavu, citing a "dangerously deteriorating" situation, amid renewed ...

Analysts say the deadly march by Rwanda-backed rebels across eastern Congo could widen into a regional conflict drawing in ...

The trial of 84 Congolese soldiers accused of murder, rape and other crimes against civilians in the country’s ...

With hostilities subsiding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s occupied Goma City in North Kivu province, UN ...

Congo authorities will put at least 75 soldiers on trial on Monday for fleeing the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels into ...

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ...

Congolese authorities said its troops and its allies clashed with the M23 rebel group, supported by Rwandan soldiers, in the mining town of Nyabibwe in South Kivu. "Our positions have been attacked," ...