Congolese President, Félix Tshisekedi, has said he will not concede defeat to the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels, who have seized control of most of the major city of Goma in eastern Congo.Tshisekedi, ...

(Reuters) -Congolese troops with support from Burundi's army appeared on Friday to be holding back a push south by Rwandan-backed rebels seeking to expand their grip on eastern Congo in a weeks-old ...

Residents said there was no major fighting while the Kinshasa government vowed to reclaim the city, home to around 3 million people and the capital of North Kivu province bordering Rwanda, which is ...

We will stay here in Congo and fight. If we do not stay alive here, let’s stay dead here,’ said Congo’s defence minister.

DRC President Felix Tshisekedi vowed a "vigorous response" to the advances of the M23. The M23 announced earlier in the day that it was willing to dialogue with the DRC government.