U.K. authorities are punishing Rwanda over its support of the rebels who now control two major cities in eastern Congo.

Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo have claimed that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long ...

Panic swept through eastern Congo’s second-largest city on Saturday as residents fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape ...

Last month, M23 rebels backed by Rwanda took the city of Goma in a bloody battle. This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled.

BUKAVU, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels have occupied a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, the government said Sunday, as M23 rebels confirmed they were in the city to restore order ...

Residents and business owners in eastern Congo’s second largest city are sitting in wait after a night of loud gunfire ...

Rwanda-backed rebels have reached the center of east Congo’s second-largest city, Bukavu, and taken control of the South Kivu province administrative office BUKAVU, Congo -- Rwanda-backed rebels ...

BUKAVU, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels tightened their grip on Bukavu on Monday, a day after seizing the second major city in eastern Congo whose residents appeared resigned to their fate under ...

An M23 attack on Bukavu near the Burundian border would mean heavy fighting with Burundian forces and possibly a direct war with Rwanda, he said. Burundi plays a major role in the conflict.

Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo entered the region’s second-largest city of Bukavu on Friday, local and civil society leaders said, the latest ground gained since a major escalation of ...