The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety.

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres, meanwhile, called on Sunday on Rwandan forces to withdraw from Congo and halt support for fighters advancing on the key Congolese city of Goma.

Situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo DRC city of Goma is calmer but still tense with some violence hampering humanitarian operatio ...

Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi will take part in a joint summit of Eastern and Southern African ...

UN chief Antonio Guterres calls for Rwandan forces to leave Congo; emphasises that attacks against UN staff may constitute a ...

Rwanda-backed rebels say they captured eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, as the United Nations described a "mass panic" ...

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called on M23 to immediately halt all hostile action and withdraw its forces, U.N. spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said. The international airport in Goma was ...

Tanzania and Malawi troops are operating in DRC under SAMIDRC, while Burundian troops are in DRC under a bilateral ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Rwandan troops to exit the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and cease aiding M23 rebels nearing Goma. The conflict, escalating in DRC's east ...

Gunshots rang out Sunday night in the centre of the besieged Congolese city of Goma, AFP journalists heard, after the ...

The DR Congo army and M23 fighters clashed outside Goma on Friday as the UK, US and France urged citizens to leave the main ...