Fighting by Islamic State and other terrorist groups over minerals and power has led to widespread killings and rape in the ...

The heavily armed rebels do not act alone. They are backed by neighbouring Rwanda, according to the UN and the US. Rwanda ...

@lilaroseofficial. "BREAKING: Seventy Christian Men and Women Were Found Beheaded by an Islamist Group inside a Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo Late Last Week." Instagram, 21 Feb. 2025 ...

The leader of Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Congo said on Thursday that a call by Kinshasa and Kigali for an immediate ceasefire "doesn't concern us" as his forces pushed deeper into Congolese ...

The presidents of Congo and Rwanda have met in Qatar for their first direct talks since Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seized two ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo government has offered a reward of $5m (£4m) for help arresting three leaders of a rebel ...

Jordan Bita preferred to risk his life swimming across a roaring river than stay at home and be conscripted by rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Congo, which is rich in cobalt, lithium and uranium, has been fighting Rwanda-backed M23 rebels that seized swathes of its ...