Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo have claimed that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long advance towards the Kavumu airport, which serves the South Kivu province.

The long-awaited call came at 9:13a.m. “Finally,” says the person on the other side of the phone call. I take a deep sigh of relief. It’s Monday, February 10. I am in my hotel room at the foot of ...

The fierce clashes between the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the March 23 Movement (M23) armed ...

The rebels captured Kabamba and Katana, and local sources said they were trying to take Kavumu, just outside Bukavu.

The Minister of Defence Angie Motshekga said the South African National Defence Force was facing intense fire from the M23 ...

Representatives of Congo's powerful Catholic church met on Wednesday with a rebel leader whose Rwandan-backed M23 forces last ...

Heads of state attending the African Union summit are expected to hold a high-level meeting on the escalation of violence in ...

he Humanitarian Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bruno Lemarquis, is calling on all parties to mobilize for the urgent reopening of Goma airport, a crucial access point for ...

He also explained that while these operations are usually carried out via Goma's international airport, usually, this is done through Goma airport, the alternatives of Rwanda or Uganda were under ...

Civilians attend a meeting organised by M23 at the Stade de L’Unite, a few days after the town of Goma was taken by M23 ...

Locals said Friday morning that the rebels were a few kilometres away from the airport, a strategic spot for the Congolese ...