“We’re no longer waiting to see how the diplomatic picture evolves,” said ... It also suggested a plan to secure Goma, Bukavu and surrounding areas, and floated the idea of deploying a joint EAC-SADC ...

The M23 militia is ruling over a vast stretch of territory in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...

Rwandan support, combined with weaknesses in DRC’s army, enabled the M23 to seize vast amounts of territory in North Kivu ...

Kigali has been criticised by countries including Belgium for backing the M23 rebels, who in recent months have seized Goma and Bukavu, the two largest cities in eastern DRC. Their offensive has ...

entered northern Goma, precisely where the airport is situated. Read more Subscribers only Inside the DRC's rebel-held areas: 'I don't know if there's peace, but at least there are no more bombs ...

The resurgence of Rwanda-backed insurgents in eastern Congo has reignited a decades-old conflict over ethnic rivalries, ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is having “daily exchanges ... M23 has managed to seize at least two major towns – Goma and Bukavu – in a lightning advance.

The M23 has seized swathes of the mineral-rich and volatile eastern DRC, including the key cities of Goma and Bukavu, in a lightning advance since January. DRC's neighbours are trying to mobilise ...

Two months after the M23 rebels took control of Goma, the city is grappling with an unprecedented financial crisis. The banks ...

DRC - The Rwanda-backed M23 group said it would ... the interests of Congolese Tutsis - has seized the key cities of Goma and Bukavu in a lightning advance that has killed more than 7,000 people ...

Thousands have been killed and 700,000 displaced this year, after Rwandan troops and M23 rebels invaded eastern Congo.