The fragile ceasefire in eastern DR Congo is on the verge of collapse as Rwandan-backed M23 rebels reportedly seize control of Nyabibwe town in South Kivu province. The mining town, a key commercial ...

The United Nations' peacekeeping chief said Friday that M23 rebels are advancing south toward the provincial capital of Bukavu after seizing control of Goma in the mineral-rich eastern Congo ...

The United Nations is also “gravely concerned” at losing Bukavu’s Kavumu airport, which is now used by Congo’s military, she said. Néné Bintou, president of the civil society of South ...

The rebels on Monday said they did not intend to seize Bukavu or other areas, though they earlier expressed ambition to march on Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, a thousand miles away. “However ...

(Reuters) - Congo authorities will put at least 75 soldiers ... continued to march south towards the capital of South Kivu, Bukavu. Last week, they seized control of the town of Nyabibwe, some ...

The M23 and Rwandan forces on Wednesday launched a new offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, seizing a mining ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels captured the eastern city of Goma last week, with more than 770 people killed in the fighting, New Delhi: India on Sunday urged its citizens living in Bukavu in Congo ...

country director for the Mercy Corps aid group in Congo. “The escalation of violence toward Bukavu raises fears of even greater displacement, while the breakdown of humanitarian access is ...

The Indian Embassy in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, has asked all Indian nationals in Bukavu “to immediately depart to safer locations", as it said that it is closely monitoring the ...

Rwandan-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this ...