NAIROBI — An armed rebel group backed by Rwanda took full control of a key provincial capital in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, residents said, after days of bloody ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Hundreds of people attempted to flee the Democratic Republic of Congo to Rwanda on Sunday, as heavy gunfire ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People protest in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, against the Rwanda ...

In many African nations, the military serves as a stabilizing force, not just for warding off aggression of neighboring ...

Residents of the besieged city of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, say they are gripped by fear as gunshots continue to ring out around their homes, days after rebel forces ...

Nearly 300 foreign mercenaries surrender to UN peacekeepers M23 rebels cornered mercenaries and remnants of Congo army after capturing eastern city of Goma Mercenaries were hired to support ...

DR Congo has experienced decades of militia violence, including armed rebellion by M23, which claims to defend the interest of the minority Rwandophone communities, including the Tutsi.

Rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo say they have taken key city of Goma The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda, accusing it of fuelling the rebellion.

By Elian Peltier and Justin Makangara Reporting from Dakar, Senegal, and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. The United States on Tuesday advised U.S. nationals to leave the Democratic ...

Ethnic Tutsi-led M23 rebels enter city of Goma Fighting continues amid conflicting claims about M23 advance Congo and UN accuse Rwanda of sending troops into Goma Conflict stems from Rwanda ...