DAR ES SALAAM - African leaders on Saturday called for an "immediate ceasefire" in the eastern Democratic Republic of the ...

Goma, which fell to M23 fighters and the Rwandan military last week, has become a symbol of the conflict that has ripped ...

Between 700,000 and 1 million people are living in refugee camps around the capital of North Kivu. Their critical situation ...

First, M23 fighters and Rwandan soldiers took Minova, a port on Lake Kivu to the southwest, tightening the noose around Goma, which is home to about a million people and nearly as many displaced ...

Supported by between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwandan soldiers, according to the United Nations, Congolese rebels managed to enter the ...

Tens of thousands of IDPs are leaving and routine is tentatively returning, as residents hope for peace despite crisis.

Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations, after it was captured by rebels following days of fierce ...

GOMA, Congo -- Fighting last week between Congolese government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels in the major eastern city of Goma left at least 900 people dead, the U.N. health agency said Monday ...

Goma, home to several ethnic groups, including Tutsi, Hutu, Hunde, Kano, Nande, and Nyanga, has also been affected by ethnic tensions, often rooted in economic rivalries.