(Reuters) - Rwandan-backed M23 rebels advanced on Sunday into the centre of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, meeting little resistance from government troops, witnesses and the armed ...

The move underscores growing scrutiny of the conflict mineral trade fuelling violence in eastern DR Congo.

A violent militia that controls large swaths of Congolese territory in the east may use the virus to try to bolster its ...

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 after ...

After the M23 Rwanda-backed rebels Feb. 16 occupied Bukavu, a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Catholic bishops and experts are warning this offensive in the provinces of North and ...

M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, continued their advance through South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, edging closer to Burundi’s border. Burundian troops deployed by President Évariste ...

M23 fighters and Rwandan troops entered the DR Congo provincial capital of Bukavu on Friday, security and humanitarian sources said. The fighters and their Rwandan allies entered the eastern city of ...

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, M23 fighters say they will march on the city of Bukavu, after the Rwanda-backed group seized control of the eastern city of Goma. The head of the Congo River ...

Feb 15 (Reuters) - Chaotic scenes unfolded in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu on Saturday after M23 rebels reached its outskirts, while Congo's prime minister declined to comment on a threat by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: M23 rebels advanced into the heart of the Congolese city of Bukavu on Sunday, dealing a further blow to the government's ...