The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have broken off diplomatic ties after an escalation in fighting in eastern Congo near the border with its neighbour.

Clashes between government-aligned militia and a rebel alliance, spearheaded by the ethnic Tutsi-led M23 militia, are taking place near Goma. Early on Monday, east Congo's largest city was entered by ...

The M23 militia, funded and directed by Rwanda, said it had seized the city of Goma, terrifying its people, many of whom ...

Residents in eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma are fleeing after Rwanda-backed rebels claimed to have captured the ...

Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more ...

Troops from Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have been firing at each other across their shared border in the eastern ...

South Africa's military has said nine soldiers were killed, with Malawi and Uruguay also reporting deaths. The M23 advance on Goma in eastern Congo has reportedly been repelled.

The Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday called for the United Nations to sanction Rwanda, accusing its neighbour of issuing a "declaration of war" by sending more troops over the border. Kinshasa ...

Parliament is demanding an investigation into the apparent under-equipment of South Africa’s troops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged Rwanda to withdraw its forces from the eastern Democratic Republic of ...