Congolese authorities said its troops and its allies clashed with the M23 rebel group, supported by Rwandan soldiers, in the mining town of Nyabibwe in South Kivu. "Our positions have been attacked," ...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will dispatch a team to North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to facilitate the repatriation of deceased and injured SA National ...

The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23) rebellion has appointed new leaders for North Kivu Province in eastern DR Congo, 10 days after they captured the provincial capital, Goma. In a February 5 ...

UNICEF is on the ground in the Democratic Republic of the Congo delivering urgently needed humanitarian assistance —but more help is needed as violence intensifies in the eastern provinces.

Many of them have continued to flee the advance of Rwandan troops and their local M23 affiliates to the outskirts of Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu. So, when the rebel tornado struck ...

North Kivu and Ituri provinces were scheduled to follow this year. However, the M23 rebels' offensive in North Kivu has evidently led to a shift in the Congolese government's stance.

Bukavu is the capital of South Kivu province and home to hundreds of thousands of people. Rwandan-backed M23 rebels entered Goma, the capital of North Kivu and the largest city in eastern Congo ...

Residents said there was no major fighting while the Kinshasa government vowed to reclaim the city, home to around 3 million people and the capital of North Kivu province bordering Rwanda ...

Goma, the largest city in eastern DR Congo’s North Kivu province, fell under the control of the AFC/M23 rebel coalition on Monday, the rebels told CNN. This was the latest in a string of ...

UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said 2,800 people have been injured, as M23 rebels - backed by Rwanda - captured the capital of North Kivu province. The rebels are now reported to be moving south ...

As he took office on Friday as the new governor of North Kivu, which includes Goma, Maj. Gen. Somo Kakule Evariste vowed to "move as soon as possible" to Goma to restore government control.

The group’s capture of most of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, earlier in the week was a dramatic escalation in a region that has seen decades of conflict involving multiple armed groups.