Congo calls an emergency UN Human Rights Council meeting, demanding an urgent investigation of violations it says have been committed by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels.

Congo jailbreak footage shows prisoners fleeing as smoke billowed in the background, with heavy gunfire ringing out.

The rebels continued advances in eastern Congo despite their own announcement of a cease-fire. The U.N. secretary-general ...

Dawn broke over Lake Kivu with the sound of gunfire as M23 rebels seized control of Nyabibwe, shattering hopes raised by their recent ceasefire declaration. The strategic mining town fell after four ...

After capturing Goma, the main city in North Kivu province, last week, the M23 and Rwandan troops launched a new offensive on ...