Rwandan-backed M23 rebels asserted their control over east Congo's largest city Goma on Thursday by calling on residents to ...
The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.
By Yassin Kombi and Sonia Rolley GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rwandan-backed rebels strengthened their ...
In the last 48 hours, two U.N. peacekeepers from South Africa and one from Uruguay were killed and 11 peacekeepers were ...
M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo were reported to have taken the key eastern city of Goma in fierce fighting ...
Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s largest city said Thursday they want to take their fight to the far-off ...
Rwanda denies those accusations. The rebels’ advance on Goma, which began with an offensive in the region launched this month, escalated rapidly over the past three weeks, prompting people to fl ...
After the fall of Goma, Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are now marching towards Bukavu in DR Congo's South Kivu. The militia is ...
Fighting has escalated in recent days despite calls from the U.N. Security Council for the insurgents to withdraw.
Rwanda’s Foreign Ministry blamed the violence ... this time has been more gradual and strategic, and that the rebels in Goma appear intent on staying. “They have a plan for governance, and ...