Critical minerals factor into the fight.

Rwandan-backed rebels who have swept through eastern Congo this week met resistance from the army and its allies including ...

As the rebels gained the upper hand in the battlefield by capturing most of Goma - the biggest city in the east - South ...

The only way to stop the violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo is through dialogue, Russia said Friday, warning ...

A Rwanda-backed militia seized the pivotal Congolese city of Goma this week, threatening a new humanitarian crisis after ...

On January 27, M23 rebels, a group synonymous with the March 23 Movement claimed that they had taken over Goma, on the ...

Congo has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces rages around the ...

"I never ever intend to be insensitive to real-world issues, and I sincerely apologise if this came across that way," ...

Rioters stormed embassies and started fires in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, drawing tear gas from police, ...

Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the ...

The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 moved south as it closed in on a key military airport in DR Congo on Friday, a day after ...

Protesters have attacked embassies in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Kinshasa over Rwanda-backed rebels fighting in Goma.