With three neighbouring armies already on the ground, a conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is evolving into a wider regional war.

BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels have “occupied” a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Congo’s government said Sunday, as M23 rebels positioned themselves at the ...

Cobalt, a key battery metal used in the production of electric vehicles (EVs), is one of the DRC’s major exports. The move ...

This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled. By Elian Peltier and Justin Makangara Elian Peltier reported from Dakar ...

Panic swept through eastern Congo's second-largest city on Saturday as residents fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape the looming advance of Rwanda-backed rebels. The morning after M23 ...

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi called for Rwanda to be "blacklisted" as rebel forces claimed more territory in the eastern part of Congo. The M23 rebels are backed by the Rwandan government.