The Latest Breaking News from Congo

DR Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi said on Thursday that his troops were mounting a military response as Rwanda-backed M23 fighters advanced in the east of the country.

Congo’s leader has called on young people to enlist in the army to help fight Rwanda-backed rebels attempting to seize more territory in the country’s conflict-battered east

Many of the millions of people trapped in eastern Congo’s escalating rebellion face a terrible choice: Retreat into Congo’s interior and seek the protection of an army in disarray, or cross into nearby Rwanda, which is accused of backing the rebels

Kenya has announced a virtual crisis summit, but Congolese state media says President Felix Tshisekedi will not attend.

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seize control of Goma, escalating conflict in eastern Congo. Concerns over casualties, displacements, and potential breakdown of l...

Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of eastern Congo’s largest city including its airport, the United Nations said, as Rwanda’s president joined calls for a ceasefire

France has slammed a series of attacks on diplomatic missions in Kinshasa, fuelled by tensions over the M23 rebel conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Rebels seize Goma, causing violence, displacement, and a humanitarian crisis in eastern Congo.

Bodies are lying on the streets

The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are looking to occupy the major Congolese city of Goma, after doing so in 2012

Congo's Goma city faces intense fighting as rebels advance, sparking a humanitarian crisis and international condemnation.