The details on the cause of explosions were still scanty but the government of the DRC was already trading accusations with the rebels. Kinshasa promptly accused a ‘foreign army’ of rocking the rally with bombs while the M23 accused the government of plotting the explosives.

According to hospital sources, the death toll from “the terrorist attack” at a rebel rally in eastern DR Congo’s city of Bukavu, on Thursday, February 27, has risen to 13 dead and 72 injured, including women and children,

The regionalization of the Democratic Republic of the Congo crisis raises prospects for another multinational Congo War and the need for a robust African response.

The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.

Residents of eastern Congo's second-largest city on Monday surveyed the aftermath of widespread looting that accompanied the arrival of Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who have pledged to restore order.

Two explosions disrupted a meeting of M23 rebel leaders in Bukavu, Congo, injuring dozens. Shared media showed the chaotic aftermath, with attendees fleeing and casualties evident. The attack highlights ongoing tensions between M23 and regional forces,

At least 11 people have been killed in explosions at a rally being held on Thursday by M23 rebel group leaders in the captured city of Bukavu, eastern Congo. “The attack caused 11 deaths and

Last week, they captured the strategic towns of Kalehe and Kavumu. Over the weekend, M23 fighters progressively entered Bukavu, South Kivu's capital and one of the most populated cities in eastern DRC, as FARDC troops and allied forces reportedly withdrew ...

DRC hopes opening its vast mine fields to the Western world will pave way to long lasting peace while stemming support to militias.

M23 rebels have captured Bukavu in the DRC, following Goma's fall, with locals surprisingly welcoming them. The DRC faces systemic corruption, military failures, and human rights abuses, while M23 claims to protect the Tutsi community.

M23 rebels pledge to restore security in Bukavu as an escalation in fighting fans fears of an all-out regional war.

BUKAVU, Congo (AP ... “We are accusing and condemning vigorously the criminal regime of Kinshasa, which just implemented its plan of exterminating civilian populations,” AFC said in ...