Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo have claimed that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long advance towards the Kavumu airport, which serves the South Kivu province ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have seized a second airport in east Congo amid fierce fighting. Israel has vowed to annihilate Hamas if fighting resumes as both sides prepare for a ...

Congolese soldiers who fled from the battle with the AFC/M23 rebels in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo have praised the hospitality they have received in Rwanda. At least 131 Congolese ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to advance south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in an attempt to expand their area of control in the ...

The rebels have now seized the airport of Goma- DR Congo's largest city in the east. More than 1,200 Congolese soldiers have reportedly surrendered to Rwandan forces. Several soldiers have fled and ...

Already more than 1,200 Congolese - including some surrendering soldiers - have sought refuge in Rwanda since the rebels marched into Goma, closing the airport and overwhelming hospitals with ...

On Monday evening, M23 claimed total control of the airport in Goma ... of whom have committed to the life of refuge for over 30 years. Rwanda is home to close to 100,000 of these refugees.

The UN peacekeeping force in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has warned of the risk of ethnically motivated attacks as ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels ... and humanitarian hub that is now a refuge for hundreds of thousands fleeing ...

The M23's seizure of Goma's airport would represent a major blow ... haunted by the legacy of the 1994 Rwanda genocide and plagued by fighting between armed groups backed by regional rivals ...