Advances being made by the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo are "heightening the threat of a regional war," according to U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
Congolese troops pushed back an attempted overnight advance by Rwanda-backed rebels on the eastern city of Goma, two Congolese army sources said on Saturday, after the sound of nearby heavy bombardment rocked the city in the early hours.
At least 12 peacekeepers, including two from the UN peacekeeping force MONUSCO, have been killed in fighting in eastern
The UN Security Council will convene an emergency meeting on Sunday over deadly clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, after Kinshasa withdrew its diplomats from Kigali as Rwanda-backed rebe
Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the city of Goma, the government’s last stronghold in the North Kivu province,
Three U.N. peacekeepers from South Africa have been killed fighting M23 rebels in eastern Congo. A political party and a trade union said Saturday that the peacekeepers were killed on
It is vital, and long overdue, for peace to take root in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the benefit of its people and the region,' says UNHCR spokesperson - Anadolu Ajansı
Intensifying hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo involving the non-state armed group M23 have caused further mass displacement in the mineral-rich region, with fears that the regional capital Goma could come under attack, UN agencies warned on Friday.
Nine South African peacekeepers have been killed in clashes with M23 forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Defence Department confirmed.
As South African defence minister Angie Motshekga prepares to jet home from a four-day to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), fighting in that country has intensified, and sev
South Africa’s military said 9 soldiers were killed, with Malawi and Uruguay also reporting deaths. The M23 advance on Goma in the eastern DRC was reportedly repelled.