Goma, the capital of North Kivu, is both a strategic economic hub and a trade conduit to Rwanda. Rwanda frames its ...

United Nations agencies called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting ...

Rwanda-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this ...

Congo has broken off relations with Rwanda. The North Kivu region is rich in gold and coltan.Within three years, the March 23 ...

M23 now controls nearly all of North Kivu and the province’s vast mineral wealth—including tin (cassiterite), tantalum ...

The Rwanda Defense Force reported escorting hundreds of "Romanian mercenaries" out of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

Since April last year, the report said, M23, “with RDF (Rwanda Defence Force) support, has made significant territorial gains and strengthened control over occupied areas,” adding that such a ...

Apparently, the ceasefire that was declared by the M23 is just smoke and mirrors.” “The RDF/M23 Coalition is violating the unilaterally declared ceasefire and is facing fierce resistance from ...

The violence in eastern Congo has escalated. Near Goma in North Kivu, 13 peacekeepers have been killed by M23 rebels, while ...

The M23 rebels took control of a town 100 kilometres (60 miles) from the provincial capital of Bukavu despite a ceasefire.