GENEVA - As fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese armed troops escalate in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Office of the High Commissi ...

United Nations agencies on Friday called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting between Government forces and the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group ...

The central African nation’s military has been weakened after it lost hundreds of troops and foreign mercenaries surrendered ...

The conflict in eastern DR Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi's president said Saturday, as Africa's top health agency warned the fighting could spark new outbreaks of serious ...

The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first rebellion in 2012.

Congo’s security forces are fighting against Rwanda-backed rebels who advanced into a key eastern city in a major escalation ...

At the crisis talks in Harare, SADC reaffirmed its support of the DRC "in its pursuit of safeguarding its independence, ...

The winner of the 8th edition of the MAST Photography Grant on Industry and Work 2025 is Sheida Soleimani.

Rwanda-backed rebels were expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing Goma, the region’s major city, the U.N.

Lauren Crosby Medlicott speaks to those inside Goma about dead bodies on the streets and overwhelmed hospitals ...

The International Organization for Migration (IOM), is deeply concerned about the hundreds of thousands of civilians displaced over the last few days in Goma, North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic ...