Economic rivalry and ethnic tensions lay at the center of the long-simmering conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the strategically located city of Goma has recently fallen to r ...

The latest advances are part of a major escalation of a decades-old conflict over power, identity and resources ...

Regional tensions spiral as peacekeepers killed in fighting following Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group offensive ...

In their latest statement, UNICEF estimates that at least 282,000 children have become displaced in North Kivu and South Kivu provinces in the past three months.

Just over three years after the resurgence of the M23 in eastern DR Congo, the rebel group’s war with a government coalition saw its biggest escalation on Sunday, January 26, when the rebels entered ...

Goma, the capital of North Kivu, is both a strategic economic hub and a trade conduit to Rwanda. Rwanda frames its ...

Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame has criticized the efforts by the East African Community ...

Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas hands captive Israeli soldier Agam Berger over to the Red Cross in the Gaza Strip. Naama Levy, one of the four IDF soldiers released from Hamas captivity on ...

Members of the M23 rebel group ride on a pickup truck as they leave their position for patrols amid conflict between them and ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Red Cross vehicles arrive at a location in northern Gaza as Hamas is set to free hostages in ceasefire deal. Naama Levy, one of the four IDF soldiers released from ...

Shifting calculations by sponsors of the M23 rebel group risk triggering another war in the Great Lakes Region, underscoring importance of African mediators and global partners acting quickly to stem ...