NAIROBI (Reuters) -As Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo push south towards the city of Bukavu, ...

M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

With over 105 million people, the DR Congo is a mosaic of 250 ethnic groups and 700 languages, a testament to its rich cultural diversity. However, in the eastern provinces of North and South Kivu, ...

M23 formed in 2012 when Tutsi soldiers broke away from the Congolese Army saying promises made to them in the 2009 agreement ...

Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels are moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in what ...

A rebel alliance spearheaded by the ethnic Tutsi-led M23 militia said it had seized the lakeside city of more than 2 million ...

The conflict in eastern Congo has raged for many years. After the 1994 genocide of the Tutsi people in Rwanda and their defeat in the civil war, some government forces, mostly Hutus, withdrew to ...

The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first rebellion in 2012 ...

A glimpse of life after the siege in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, as some semblance of a tenuous peace returns, as does the fear of reprisals.

The rebel alliance spearheaded by the ethnic Tutsi-led M23 militia said it had captured the lakeside city of over 1 million people, which lies on the border with Rwanda and was also briefly ...