The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.

M23's last occupation of Goma was short-lived, and within a year they were a defeated force. This time, things are different.

Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma ...

After three years on the run from the Rwandan-backed M23 insurgency in eastern Congo, on Sunday, with the rebels fighting ...

The M23 militia, funded and directed by Rwanda, said it had seized the city of Goma, terrifying its people, many of whom ...

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged Rwanda to withdraw its forces from the eastern Democratic Republic of ...

Rwanda-backed rebels claim they have captured eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, as the United Nations describe a “mass ...

Many Congolese see the rebel advance as an invasion of their country by a foreign power in an attempt to seize land and Congo ...

The South African Defence Force confirmed four more of its troops have died, bringing the number lost in the rebel advance on ...

M23 fighters have been pressing to capture strategic eastern city for months and intensified offensives in recent days.