Around 3,000 people have been killed in clashes between M23 rebels and government forces, and thousands more have been ...

As M23 continues its destructive march, the upcoming EAC-SADC summit must consider lessons from failed peace efforts.

Reactions in Goma remain mixed. While some residents welcome the move as a step toward peace, others express deep skepticism ...

Congo calls an emergency UN Human Rights Council meeting, demanding an urgent investigation of violations it says have been committed by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels.

Rebel leader Corneille Nangaa has openly expressed the M23's ambition to advance towards Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Just days after seizing control of Goma, the M23 ...

The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety.

A lightning advance in Congo's mineral-rich eastern borderlands is set to boost the M23 rebellion's illegal mining revenues, with analysts predicting a further surge in illicit trade in minerals ...

The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23) rebellion has appointed new leaders for North Kivu Province in eastern DR Congo, 10 days after they captured the provincial capital, Goma. In a February 5 ...

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ...

Some two million people have been displaced as a result of the conflict in recent years; the M23 rebellion alone has displaced around half a million. AFP is a leading global news agency providing ...