It is also a worrying sign that M23’s patron, Rwanda, may be willing to use its strength to redraw the map of the region—and, in doing so, risk another catastrophic African war. The origins of ...

Congo has been plagued by war for nearly three decades. Millions of people have been displaced, and rape has consistently ...

The Rwandan-backed rebels' entry into Bukavu follows their capture of Goma, defying international calls for a ceasefire.

Rwanda says the militia group is “fully integrated” into the Congolese military, which denies it. But the new face of the M23 in the region — Corneille Nangaa — is not Tutsi, giving the ...

M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

Protesters in Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, have been burning portraits of Rwanda's president and tearing up Rwandan flags as M23 rebels have taken control of most the ...

Photo: the city of Goma is located on the eastern border with Rwanda (SkyNews map) Today, the rebels entered ... How the world is reacting to the new escalation In connection with the rebel ...