Congo says over 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels appeared to be heading toward a third major city in eastern Congo, frightened residents said Tuesday, as international pressure rose over the M23's expansion ...

The U.N. human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern Congo of killing children and attacking hospitals and warehouses storing humanitarian aid.

GOMA, Congo (AP) — None of Zawadi Sifa’s seven children ... Pronczuk reported from Dakar, Senegal. The Associated Press receives financial support for global health and development coverage in Africa ...

Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations, after it was captured by rebels following days of fierce ...

Dakar, Senegal - February 06 ... armed group M23 and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo in Goma. (Camera: Jerome Favre.) Footage of artists painting a mural at the (S)PRAY ...

GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels gained ... Kamale reported from Kinshasa, Congo, and Pronczuk from Dakar, Senegal. Associated Press writer Rodney Muhumuza in Kampala, Uganda contributed ...

Located 1,000 miles west of Goma, the capture of Kinshasa is unlikely. But the conflict still looks set to spread deeper into the DRC. The speed of the M23 advance has taken many by surprise.