Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), during a rapid advance in the region. Watch this report for more details!

Missiles are flying above civilians' homes as fighters fire heavy artillery in Goma's city centre, an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) spokesperson tells the BBC. "It is a very densely ...

Lauren Crosby Medlicott speaks to those inside Goma about dead bodies on the streets and overwhelmed hospitals ...

Read full article: ‘This situation was very unfortunate:’ Family of boy who assaulted 12-year-old girl speaks ... said the rebel advance was a “declaration of war." The M23 rebels announced ...

The M23 rebels say want to take their fight to the ... Balibuno is most concerned for women and girls in Goma. “Now, young girls are lost, going into homes they don’t know, women have no ...

Rights groups have accused the rebels, as well as Congolese ... the rape of 36 women and girls and forcible recruitment by M23 fighters in Goma and surrounding areas. M23 denied the charges.

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday issued a stark warning over escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of ...

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