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

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Saturday announced the recall of its embassy staff in Rwanda amid advances by ...

The violence in eastern Congo has escalated. Near Goma in North Kivu, 13 peacekeepers were killed by M23 rebels, while Congo has broken off relations with Rwanda. The North Kivu region is rich in gold ...

Panic has spread among displaced populations across Goma, a key city in the region that was under M23 control for 10 days in ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has announced the closure of its embassy in Rwanda and the recall of its ambassador ...

In the last 48 hours, two U.N. peacekeepers from South Africa and one from Uruguay were killed and 11 peacekeepers were ...

Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the ...

At least 12 peacekeepers, including two from the UN peacekeeping force MONUSCO, have been killed in fighting in eastern ...

Panic spread in eastern Congo's main city on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to Goma and seizing a nearby ...

A three-year insurgency in Democratic Republic of Congo's mineral-rich east has intensified since the start of this year, ...