Antonio Guterres says a ‘regional escalation must be avoided at all costs’ as Rwanda-backed M23 forces gain ground in DRC ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing ...

Speaking at an African Union summit, held in Ethiopia on UN head Antonio Guterres also said the DRC's sovereignty must be respected, though he did not call out Rwanda, which has backed the M23 rebel ...

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

The capture of Bukavu would represent an unprecedented expansion of territory under the M23's control since the latest ...

The new team takes office at a time the continent is at a critical juncture, dealing ...

With international pressure mounting on Rwanda to curb the fighting in eastern DR Congo (DRC), the conflict was set to dominate the African Union summit as it opened in Addis Ababa.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged dialogue between warring parties in eastern Congo on Saturday, hours after ...

Congo’s largest church organizations met Wednesday with Rwanda-backed rebels in the country’s east in the latest push for peace and dialogue after weekslong fighting that saw the rebels seize the ...