UN: Rwanda, Uganda troops helped DRC rebels take Goma
United Nations sanctions experts have claimed soldiers from the DRC's neighbouring countries assisted M23 rebels in their offensive in Goma.
[Video] Weekend 101: SA goes Gaga
Nkandlagate is still in the news, Goma is captured by M23 rebels, there's something fishy about a certain tv commercial and Gaga touches down in SA.
M23 puts pressure on Kabila
Even if the M23 rebels leave Goma, as promised, their invasion is a threat to President Joseph Kabila.
UN weighs sanctions as DR Congo awaits rebel pullout
The UN has called on foreign countries to stop meddling in the volatile region, and said M23 rebels have made no major moves to withdraw from Goma.
DRC: Goma down, on to the next
The strategic DRC city is a big prize for the rebel group March 23 (M23) , who have vowed to keep going to Kinshasa. Pete Jones reports from Goma.
DRC M23 rebels hit with sanctions from UN Security Council
The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to sanction the leaders of the M23 rebel force, which hours earlier occupied the DRC's city of Goma.
Congo rebels claim control of Goma as Rwanda tensions rise
Rebels believed to be backed by Rwanda have claimed control of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Texas oilman is at it again -- now with Zuma
When Nigerian-American businessman Kase Lawal courted Thabo Mbeki in an oil deal South Africa got screwed. Now he is cosying up to Jacob Zuma.
Scientists fear volcanic eruption in DRC
Scientists found evidence of volcanic activity -- including tremors, pools of lava and plumes of smoke -- at two volcanoes near Goma in the DRC.
DRC signs peace deal with Tutsi rebels
The government of the DRC and Tutsi rebels signed a peace deal on Monday under which the rebel movement is to change into a political party.
DRC's murky mining trade feels pinch of global pressures
Rich Congolese mineral deposits are both the bounty and the curse of the war-torn nation, the seeds of recovery and the drivers of the bloody conflict
Rwandan troops enter DRC to hunt rebels, says diplomat
Rwandan troops crossed the border into eastern DRC on Tuesday under a December agreement between the two countries to hunt down Rwandan Hutu rebels.
Dissident rebels declare end of conflict in DRC
Dissident commanders from the main rebel group in eastern DRC on Friday declared an end to the conflict in the troubled region.
Wildlife, warriors share 'neutral' DRC park
Rebel National Congress for the Defence of the People forces led by renegade Tutsi general Laurent Nkunda have taken over the centre at Mabenga.
Hope grows for an end to DRC fighting
The government of the DRC and a rebel movement are to meet on Monday in Kenya to formalise a ceasefire, Kinshasa's foreign minister said on Friday.
Deceptive calm on DRC front line
Just a few hundred metres separate the army and rebels near Kibati in the DRC's volatile east, where hundreds cross the front line daily.
DRC rebels take new town, says UN
Rebels in eastern DRC have captured a new town in an area where they had clashed with pro-government rebels, the UN said on Friday.
UN accuses rebels of breaking DRC ceasefire
Rebels in eastern DRC have violated a fragile ceasefire and seized more territory, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
DRC: 'A cause for grave concern'
Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo urged the DRC president on Monday to talk with Tutsi rebel leader Laurent Nkunda.
No let-up in DRC rights violations
Civilians on both sides of the frontlines in eastern DRC are being killed, raped and abducted, human rights campaigners said on Monday.
