Violence in eastern Congo is escalating. Near the city of Goma in North Kivu, 13 peacekeepers were killed by M23 rebels. Congo has broken off relations with Rwanda. The North Kivu region is rich in ...

A hospital in Goma has taken in more than 200 wounded since early January as fighting intensifies in eastern Congo ... the fighting reached the hills of Sake, a town approximately 20 kilometers ...

Explosions rocked the ground in the main city in DR Congo's east on Friday as intensifying clashes between the country's army and M23 fighters gripped the region. In the centre of the city of Goma ...

Explosions rocked the ground in the main city in DR Congo's east on Friday ... supposedly fired by M23 or Rwandan army forces posted in the surrounding hills, killed at least two civilians in ...

Rwandan troops have been positioned since Thursday some 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Goma in Sake ... fired by M23 or Rwandan army forces posted in the surrounding hills, killed at least two ...

which was briefly captured by the M23 in 2012. The fighting is now just 20 kilometres (12 miles) away in the Sake hills, raising fears again about the city's fate. Goma hospital, supported by the ...

The army acknowledged Tuesday a "breakthrough" by the M23 in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where the armed ... now just 20 km from Goma in the Sake hills, raising fears again about the ...