"Most reporting on the conflict is using questionable framings, suggesting it is purely driven by a desire to plunder the region's rich mineral resources." ...

South Africa has sent additional troops and military equipment to Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, political and ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern ...

Thousands of families have been displaced by violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels last month seized the key city of Goma in a blitz offensive in the mineral-rich region ...

For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much ...

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - Dead bodies lay in the streets, gunfire rang out and hospitals were overwhelmed in east Congo's largest city Goma where M23 rebels backed by Rwanda faced ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP ... It remained unclear how much of Goma is controlled by the rebels, who marched into eastern Congo’s strategic city early Monday to both fear and cheers among residents.