By Sonia Rolley (Reuters) -When M23 rebels swept into the Congolese city of Goma this week, world powers urged them to ...
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels asserted their control over east Congo's largest city Goma on Thursday by calling on residents to ...
Congo’s leader called on young people to massively enlist in the army to help fight Rwanda-backed rebels who were attempting ...
The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.
In the last 48 hours, two U.N. peacekeepers from South Africa and one from Uruguay were killed and 11 peacekeepers were ...
M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo were reported to have taken the key eastern city of Goma in fierce fighting ...
Rwanda denies those accusations. The rebels’ advance on Goma, which began with an offensive in the region launched this month, escalated rapidly over the past three weeks, prompting people to fl ...
Fighting has escalated in recent days despite calls from the U.N. Security Council for the insurgents to withdraw.
Rwanda’s Foreign Ministry blamed the violence ... this time has been more gradual and strategic, and that the rebels in Goma appear intent on staying. “They have a plan for governance, and ...