The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.

Rwanda-backed rebels captured a key eastern Congo city a month ago Friday. Residents in Goma say they are struggling on ...

The Rwandan shore of Lake Kivu offers leisure and relaxation. Across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the same ...

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South Africa's armed forces say a group of soldiers critically injured in fighting in eastern Congo a month ago have been ...

The number of people killed in Goma and its surroundings in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has exceeded 8,500 since ...

A statement issued by the Education Ministry indicated that 1,483 schools have been closed in North Kivu province while 1,111 ...

M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have captured the eastern city of Bukavu with the backing of Rwandan forces, ...

are gravely concerned by the deepening humanitarian crisis in the Kivu region of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

The army of the Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of dressing up prisoners in military uniforms in an effort to ...

The latest fighting is part of a major escalation of a conflict over power, identity and resources dating back to the 1990s Rwandan genocide.

Rebels in eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, began a ceasefire on Tuesday and people rushed to bury some 2,000 victims of last week's battles for the city as they feared the spread of disease.