A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...
Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma ...
M23's last occupation of Goma was short-lived, and within a year they were a defeated force. This time, things are different.
The militia seized the pivotal city of Goma, threatening a new humanitarian crisis in a region that has suffered decades of ...
Vladimir Putin grabbed Donbas, an eastern region of Ukraine, and pretended he had not. As a figleaf he used local separatist ...
The conflict comes amid rising global tensions after Donald Trump’s election, especially between Washington and Beijing, over ...
Rebels appear to be edging closer to taking control of the key city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo ...
The scene is the result of the invasion of Goma on January 27th by M23, an armed group under the control of Rwanda, Congo’s neighbour, which abuts the city. Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has ...