Critical minerals factor into the fight.

The Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have released captured Romanian mercenaries who were fighting with the Congolese army. As they ...

A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...

The scene is the result of the invasion of Goma on January 27th by M23, an armed group under the control of Rwanda, Congo’s neighbour, which abuts the city. Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has ...

Missiles are flying above civilians' homes as fighters fire heavy artillery in Goma's city centre, an International Committee ...

Back in 2012, pressure on Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, by donor countries including America preceded a swift ouster from Goma of M23 by UN peacekeepers. That scenario seems less likely this time ...

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters ... said the M23 rebels had taken full control of it, putting them in charge of a vital link to the outside world. "It was through the airport that ...

M23 rebels escort Romanian mercenaries past UN peacekeepers to the border crossing into Rwanda in Goma, Democratic Republic ...

NAIROBI — Gunfire and explosions ripped through the eastern city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo ... by multiple insurgencies. Congo has some of the world’s richest mineral ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo, the world's largest producer of cobalt ... corridor in the eastern region of DRC because he knew full well that he was in the final weeks of his presidency ...

Congo's M23 Rebels Take Control of Goma Airport, Embassies Attacked in Capital By Yassin Kombi and Sonia Rolley GOMA, Democratic Republic of ... M23 rebels had taken full control of the airport ...