Democratic Republic of Congo has freed an opposition leader and the president's former right-hand man, Jean-Marc Kabund, his ...

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Congolese bishops said Feb. 3 they're following the situation "with great sadness and concern," offering closeness and support for local pastors and consoling those that lost loved ones.

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GISENYI, Rwanda—Many of the millions of people trapped in eastern Congo’s escalating rebellion face a terrible choice: Retreat into Congo’s interior and seek the protection of a weak army in ...

A senior U.N. official in the eastern Congolese city under threat from Rwandan-backed rebels said Tuesday that civilian suffering there is “truly unimaginable” and called for “urgent and ...

Inside Congolese city overrun by rebels as echoing blasts and crack of bullets force families to hide The M23 rebel group said on Sunday it had "taken" the key city of Goma in the Democratic ...

Elsewhere, the Rwandan authorities processed a number of Congolese soldiers. In a large hall in Gisenyi, dozens of men sat on the floor under the watch of members of the Rwanda Defence Force.