Top United Nations officials in Africa have warned an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that the offensive of ...

Volker Türk said Tuesday that his office "confirmed cases of summary execution of children by M23 after they entered the city ...

The United States has sanctioned a Rwandan government minister for his alleged role in the conflict in neighboring Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels are battling the Congolese army and have captured ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern ...

Uganda will attack the town of Bunia in neighbouring eastern Congo unless "all forces" there surrender their arms within 24 ...

The M23 is now moving toward the town of Uvira near the Burundi border on the northwestern tip of Lake Tanganyika the main exit route for fleeing Congolese soldiers. Around 42,000 people have fled the ...

Except for Ethiopia and Eritrea, most countries aligned with the Laurent Kabila government in Kinshasa against Rwanda and Uganda.International media hint at a return to a similar “wider regional ...

The march by Rwanda-backed rebels across eastern Congo risks escalating into a regional conflict, with countries such as ...

Panic and looting are sweeping through eastern Congo’s second largest city as residents fled by the thousands to escape the ...

Like Rwanda, Uganda has entered eastern DR Congo in the past claiming to be protecting its borders. But it's also accused of looting natural resources, especially gold. Analysts expect it to ...

Countries bordering the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo sought to shore up defences on Wednesday as violence spreads ...