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President Paul Kagame has said Rwanda is ready for "confrontation," rejecting growing criticism over its support for M23 rebels in eastern Congo.
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are reportedly occupying Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the second major city in the country's mineral-rich east to fall under their control.
We'll look at the latest developments in the instability and violence in a region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwanda-backed fighters are battling Congolese troops.
In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid to put pressure on Rwanda to withdraw its support.
M23 fighters, backed by Rwanda, have captured Goma and Bukavu in the DR Congo, controlling all commercial points to Rwanda. With Western sanctions about to hit Rwanda for supporting M23 rebels ...
Rwanda-backed rebels claim they have captured eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, as the United Nations describe a "mass panic" among its 2 million people and Congo's government say the rebel ...
As the DRC battles Rwanda-backed M23, what’s needed to stop the fighting? Analysts weigh in on Rwanda’s role in the conflict in DRC, whether minerals are a factor and if diplomacy can succeed.
The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 moved south as it closed in on a key military airport in DR Congo on Friday, a day after pledging to take the capital ...
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has urged Congolese authorities to negotiate with a violent rebel group that has seized key towns in eastern Congo in recent days, widening its control over the ...
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group vowed Thursday to "continue the march of liberation" to the DR Congo capital Kinshasa, as its fighters made further advances in the mineral-rich east of the country.
A Rwanda-backed armed group has seized large parts of eastern Congo, threatening a regional war and a deepening humanitarian crisis.