The crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) escalated at the end of January 2025 when Goma, the capital of the province of North Kivu, fell to Rwanda-backed M23 rebels.The civilian ...

The M23, whose top brass are mostly Congolese Tutsi, began its insurgency more than three years ago after a decade of dormancy, seizing large parts of North Kivu province before finally grabbing Goma, ...

The U.N.’s top human rights body is holding an urgent session on spiralling violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels recently captured a major city.

The U.N. human rights chief said on Friday that he was deeply disturbed by the escalating crisis in eastern Congo, urging all ...

Rwanda's U.N. ambassador on Friday rejected allegations it was responsible for instability in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and said that it had evidence that the neighbouring country itself ...

The rebels continued advances in eastern Congo despite their own announcement of a cease-fire. The U.N. secretary-general ...

The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety ...

Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...