The presidents of Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda held a surprise meeting in Qatar and committed to a ceasefire amid the ongoing occupation of eastern Congo by Rwanda-backed rebels. President ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group swept through the mineral-rich east of the DRC earlier this year, taking two major cities, leaving thousands feared dead although figures are hard to confirm.

Their offensive has left scores dead and thousands displaced. M23 is one of about 100 armed groups vying for a foothold in eastern DRC, a mineral-rich area close to the border with Rwanda.

Belgium, which has voiced concern about Rwanda's support for rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has ...

The Congolese government puts the number of dead so far at 7,000. The M23 claims that it seeks to counter Hutu extremist groups that perpetrated the Rwandan genocide and then took refuge in eastern ...

ON one side of the lake, lovers glide on canoes, friends ride jet skis and families pose for pictures in the hazy sunset.

On the other side, less than two miles away, dead bodies washed ashore while ammunition and discarded weapons littered the water. The shore of Lake Kivu in Rwanda offers leisure and relaxation.

Rwanda has often denied backing the M23 rebel ... Speaking in July last year, shortly after being elected, Starmer said the plan was "dead and buried", arguing that the scheme had "never been ...

Fighting between M23 rebels and pro-Congo militias was underway Sunday in Nyabiondo, about 100 km north of Goma, residents ...

As Rwanda-backed rebels closed in on eastern Congo's largest city, retreating army soldiers barged into Suzanne Amisi Wilonja ...

until Rwanda ceases all interference in the DRC, including the export of minerals extracted from M23-controlled areas". The fighting in the east of the DRC has left thousands dead and displaced ...