The capture of North Kivu's provincial capital, Goma, by the M23 armed group recently drew increased international attention ...

Fighting erupted on Tuesday in eastern DR Congo, three days after a call by African leaders for a ceasefire and a brief lull in the conflict.Rwanda-backed M23 fighters attacked Congolese army ...

A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of ...

With hostilities subsiding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s occupied Goma City in North Kivu province, UN ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

The UN Human Rights Council launched an investigation Friday into alleged violations and abuses committed in the deadly ...

DAILY POST gathered that at least 1,000 wounded in the fighting have also flooded the hospitals in the capital of the mineral-rich North Kivu province. It was also learned that many bodies remain ...

More than a dozen foreign peacekeepers, as well as the military governor of North Kivu province ... over exploitation and trade of natural resources” had escalated conflict between armed ...

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Eastern Congo is rich in minerals and natural resources and has been contested by scores of different armed groups. The fighting in Congo has internally displaced over 7 million people.

"We're afraid, but where can we go apart from Lake Kivu," said Vicky Ushindi ... Congo -- a region of vast mineral wealth, astounding natural beauty but also extreme poverty.