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.

More than 4,400 inmates escaped from Munzenze Central Prison in Goma, the capital of North Kivu province in eastern DR Congo, on Monday, January 27, after M23 rebel group captured the city. Local ...

Rwandan-backed rebels marched into the centre of east Congo's largest city on Monday, witnesses said, in the latest ...

The battle for Goma is the latest chapter of fighting in eastern DRC, a volatile area that has struggled with regional ...

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

The besieged Congolese city of Goma was rocked by heavy artillery fire on Monday as France warned the regional capital was on ...

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 ...

Gunfire broke out before dawn Monday in the centre of the besieged Congolese city of Goma, after the Democratic Republic of ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government says the Rwanda-backed rebels’ advance constitutes a “declaration of war." ...

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Rwandan-backed rebels marched into east Congo's largest city Goma on Monday and ...