Rwanda-backed rebels have captured two major cities in Congo’s mineral-rich east after a major escalation in their yearslong ...

This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled. By Elian Peltier and Justin Makangara Elian Peltier reported from Dakar ...

GOMA, Congo — Panic swept through eastern Congo’s second-largest city on Saturday as residents fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape the looming advance of Rwanda-backed rebels.

For one of us in Connecticut, the violence, trauma, and fear in eastern Congo are deeply personal. Jeannot Basima is from Goma, the city of 2 million whose struggles have only recently come to ...

M23 rebel fighters have advanced into the centre of Bukavu, South Kivu’s capital, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, sparking mixed scenes of panic and celebration. It comes just weeks ...

Congolese authorities announced that over 170 prisoners on death row over armed robberies would be executed. A recent video ...

Andrée Blouin (1921–1986) was a central figure in the struggles for decolonization that swept Africa in the 1950s and ’60s, ...

Rebel forces have been seen in the center of Bukavu, the second largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), on Sunday, residents told CNN, as the fighters push to expand their ...

Rwanda-Backed Rebels Advance and Congolese Forces Retreat From Eastern Congo's Second Largest City GOMA, Congo (AP) — Panic swept through eastern Congo’s second-largest city on Saturday as ...