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DRC leader calls for military recruits as Rwandan-backed rebels advance

President Tshisekedi vows ‘a vigorous and coordinated response’ to the M23 group

Rwandan-backed rebels have pushed south and consolidated gains in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, as internat…

The Guardian view on conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a disaster with many makers

Western resource-hunger has fuelled a vast humanitarian crisis. Donors must now press Rwanda to pull back from this war

There are bodies on the streets, hundreds of thousands of civilians fleeing and …

Fighting between DRC army and M23 rebels rages in eastern city of Goma

At least 100 people killed and 1,000 wounded in three days of heavy fighting in North Kivu

  • Who are the M23 rebels and why is there fighting in DRC?

Dead bodies lay on the streets and explosions and gu…

France seeks UN resolution naming Rwanda as backer of M23 rebels in DRC

M23’s lightning advance into east DRC being supported by up to 4,000 Rwandan troops, say UN officials

France is seeking western support for a UN security council resolution that names Rwanda as being …

Can communities living side by side with wildlife beat Africa’s national parks at conservation?

Across the continent, millions of hectares of land are being used and run by local people coexisting with wildlife in spaces where both can thrive

  • Photographs by Nicoló Lanfranchi

Africa’s first nation…

DRC conflict: M23 rebels enter Goma after claiming capture of city – live

Rwanda-backed rebels have captured largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as United Nations reports ‘mass panic’

Here are some images from Goma as people start to flee the city …

Fran…

Rwandan army ‘ready to invade DRC’ and help rebels seize city

Intelligence sources suggest battle for Congolese regional capital Goma is imminent before UN crisis talks on Monday

Large numbers of troops from Rwanda have been pouring across the border into the De…

Military chief killed as M23 rebels close in on Goma in eastern DRC

Maj Gen Peter Cirimwami Nkuba shot near frontline as advance causes panic among civilian population

The military governor of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has died from i…

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