Rwanda-backed rebels captured a second major strategic city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, expanding their dominance over the country’s mineral-rich east amid the widening conflict.

Chaotic scenes unfolded in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu yesterday after M23 rebels reached its outskirts, while Congo's prime minister ...

(Reuters) -Chaotic scenes unfolded in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu on Saturday after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels reached its ...

A rebel group has said it has advanced into Bukavu, the second largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with residents reporting looting and fighters in the streets.

Families remained indoors and shops remained closed as M23 fighters entered the outskirts of Bukavu — a city of about 1.3 ...

The capture of Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, would represent an unprecedented expansion of territory under the ...

A recent meeting of leaders from eastern and southern Africa called for a ceasefire in eastern Congo but did not urge the M23 rebels to stop their advance.

M23 fighters and Rwandan troops seized the airport serving Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province in the eastern ...

The country’s health minister, Samuel Roger Kamba, said that there is a shortage of medicine and surgical dressings ...

The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...