Rwanda-backed rebels captured a second major strategic city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, expanding their dominance over the country’s mineral-rich east amid the widening conflict.

The capture of Bukavu would represent an unprecedented expansion of territory under the M23's control since the latest insurgency started in 2022.

M23’s advances highlight Rwanda’s role in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the risk of an escalating regionalised ...

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday demanded the Democratic Republic of Congo’s “territorial integrity” be respected and a regional war avoided, at an African summit the day after Rwandan-backed ...

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday demanded the Democratic Republic of Congo's "territorial integrity" be respected and a ...

Chaotic scenes have been unfolding in Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the M23 rebel group continues its ...

Speaking at an African Union summit, held in Ethiopia on UN head Antonio Guterres also said the DRC's sovereignty must be ...

Panic swept through eastern Congo’s second-largest city on Saturday as residents fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape ...

(Reuters) -Chaotic scenes unfolded in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu on Saturday after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels reached its ...

Uganda will attack the town of Bunia in neighbouring eastern Congo unless "all forces" there surrender their arms within 24 ...

The war erupting in the Democratic Republic of Congo has its roots in the Rwandan genocide and the bloodiest war of the 21st ...

The Hindu profiles on M23 militia in DRC, born from a peace deal, fights for Tutsis but faces accusations of war crimes.