The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety.

Approximately six million people have died in the conflict in the eastern D.R.C. since 1996. For decades, numerous armed ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels asserted their control over east Congo's largest city Goma on Thursday by calling on residents to ...

The fragile ceasefire in eastern DR Congo is on the verge of collapse as Rwandan-backed M23 rebels reportedly seize control ...

We don't need to have another stance of negotiations, because we spent two years negotiating, and there is a plan today,' says government spokesperson - Anadolu Ajansı ...

The M23 rebel group has made significant territorial gains along the border with Rwanda in recent weeks, closing in on Goma, ...

For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much uncertainty. Rwanda-backed rebels took control of Goma, a city on Lake Kivu.

After a lightning offensive, M23 rebels now control Goma, a large city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.

Guerchom Ndebo for The New York Times Supported by By Ruth Maclean Reporting from Dakar, Senegal After Rwanda-backed rebels seized the Congolese city of Goma in 2012, powerful nations across the ...