Congo, Rwanda

Congo's leader calls for massive military mobilization as Rwanda-backed rebels expand their control
Congo's leader has called on young people to enlist in the army to help fight Rwanda-backed rebels attempting to seize more territory in the country's conflict-battered east.
Key DR Congo city close to falling to Rwanda-backed fighters
Rwanda-backed fighters controlled most of the besieged DR Congo city of Goma on Wednesday as residents slowly emerged from their homes after days of deadly fighting in the key mineral
Rwanda-backed fighters advance into DR Congo after mostly seizing city
Rwanda-backed fighters advanced on a second front in their lightning offensive across eastern DR Congo on Wednesday after seizing control of most of the key city of Goma during heavy
Rwanda-backed rebels try to expand control after capturing east Congo’s largest city
Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo as fighters moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent attempt to expand their control in the conflict-battered region
AP PHOTOS: Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they've captured the key city of Goma
Rwanda-backed rebels have claimed they captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in mineral wealth that remains largely untapped. Analysts said the M23 fighters aimed to control the city of about 2 million people and perhaps other areas in the region nearly 1,
What is happening in eastern Congo, where rebels claim they captured a key city?
Rwanda-backed rebels say they captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in mineral wealth that remains largely untapped.
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region this week, pushing back against resistance from government troops backed by regional and UN intervention forces.
What's the fighting in DR Congo all about?
M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.
Rwanda's Kagame defiant on criticism of east Congo offensive; rebels push south
By Yassin Kombi and Sonia RolleyGOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame blasted ...
Rwanda's Kagame says he agrees with US on need for ceasefire in Congo
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rwanda's President Paul Kagame said he agreed with the U.S. government on the ...
What Is M23, the Rwandan-Backed Group Fighting in Eastern Congo?
The militia seized the pivotal city of Goma, threatening a new humanitarian crisis in a region that has suffered decades of ...
Congo says it will seek to recover lost territory as Rwanda-backed rebels advance south
By Yassin Kombi and David Lewis GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -As an East African bloc urged an immediate ...
Analysis-Rwanda-backed M23's deja-vu rise in Congo harder to stop this time
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - After three years on the run from the Rwandan-backed M23 insurgency in eastern Congo, on Sunday, ...
DR Congo leader says troops mounting 'vigorous' response to M23 advance
DR Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi insisted Wednesday that his troops were mounting a "vigorous" military response as Rwanda-backed fighters advanced in the east of the country.
Simple explanation on wetin di fight-fight for DR Congo dey all about?
M23 rebels don make rapid advances for di latest bout of conflict wey for long dey disturb di mineral-rich east kontri.