M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

The world has some truly remarkable rivers, from the Amazon in South America to the Nile in Africa ... Zaire River, its name is derived from local African words meaning "river." The Congo ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to advance south towards Bukavu, the capital of South ...

It is also a worrying sign that M23’s patron, Rwanda, may be willing to use its strength to redraw the map of the region ... who misruled Congo, which he renamed Zaire, from 1965 until 1997.