For decades, the Masisi region in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo stood as a beacon of prosperity, famed for its cattle herding and farming. Its fertile lands made it the breadbasket of the ...

Central to their campaign is the assertion that ethnic Tutsis living in DR Congo are being persecuted. Digging into the status of Tutsis in DR Congo - and how it relates to the M23 uprising - is a ...

Direct peace talks between AFC/M23 rebels and the Congolese government are set to start in Luanda, on March 18, Angola's ...

The BBC meets residents of Goma following the rebel takeover and those being forced by the M23 to leave camps.

This week she's joined by journalist, Michaela Wrong to discuss some of the historical relationships between DR Congo and its neighbours that have fed into the current scramble to respond to wins ...

M23 fighters, backed by Rwanda, continue to advance into eastern DR Congo. While the rebels are outnumbered by the Congolese army, DW examines whether the military has the capacity to respond ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized two strategically important cities in eastern DR Congo in under a month, marking a significant escalation in their long-running conflict against Congolese forces.

In February 2025, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution agreeing to establish a fact-finding mission on the serious human rights violations and ...

Rwanda-backed rebels reached the centre of eastern DR Congo’s second largest city, Bukavu, on Sunday morning and took control of the South Kivu province's administrative office after little ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has requested military support from Chad to combat the M23 rebels, according to media reports on Wednesday. Didier Mazenga, a special envoy from Congolese ...

Afterwards many Hutus fled into DR Congo, including some involved the genocide. Rwanda says they remain a threat. Critics say Kigali has its eye on DR Congo's vast mineral wealth, crucial for much ...