Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers.
Congo says over 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory ...
The Rwandan shore of Lake Kivu offers leisure and relaxation. Across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the same ...
Defeated soldiers from the Southern Africa Development Community’s (SADC) peace mission were seen leaving Goma by road ...
DAKAR, Senegal — Rwanda-backed rebels appeared to be heading toward a third major city in eastern Congo, residents said ...
The M23 militia, funded and directed by Rwanda, said it had seized the city of Goma, terrifying its people, many of whom sought shelter there after fleeing the rebel advance. By Caleb Kabanda and ...
The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.
The M23 rebels are the most prominent of more than 100 armed groups that have been vying for control of eastern Congo’s trillions of dollars in mineral wealth.
Britain is set to impose sanctions on Rwanda in response to the ongoing conflict in neighbouring Congo, according to a UK ...
Goma’s reported capture on Monday came after M23 – which the United Nations says is backed by neighbouring Rwanda – advanced rapidly on Congolese army positions last week. Throughout the day ...