It started with a most deceptive name, the Congo Free State, the name for what was a ... has swept aside the national army and taken over a major city. To what end though, one would ask.

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

said on Friday it would "adopt a forward defensive posture" due to the fighting between Congo's army and M23. Global powers including the United States, Britain and France have called for an end ...

GOMA, Congo — At least 773 people were killed in ... As the fighting raged on with the M23 rebels Saturday, the Congolese army recaptured the villages of Sanzi, Muganzo and Mukwidja in South ...