The capture of Goma and Bukavu, the regional capitals of North and South Kivu respectively in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by the 23 March Movement (M23), strongly supported by ...

The continued occupation of North Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by the M23 armed group has "severely constrained" the UN stabilisation force's ability to protect ...

a major military base and the largest airport in South Kivu. The airport is 40 km north of Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern Congo. The next day, residents see Congolese troops retreating ...

LUIS TATO/AFP UNITED NATIONS ... Congo, including the cities of Goma and Bukavu on Lake Kivu. "If our information is correct, (the M23) continues to advance toward other strategic areas in North ...

The Congolese army called on deserters to rejoin their units on Thursday, as rogue soldiers fired guns and looted parts of the eastern town of Lubero after fleeing nearby clashes with advancing ...

The head of the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said on Friday that Rwanda-supported M23 rebels in the eastern North Kivu province are hampering peacekeeping operations.

Ongoing violence and instability, including fighting by M23 rebels, has forced millions of people to flee their homes.