The besieged Congolese city of Goma was rocked by heavy artillery fire on Monday as France warned the regional capital was on the brink of falling to militia fighters and Rwandan troops.

President Emmanuel Macron is stepping up diplomatic efforts to address the worsening crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where violence between the Congolese army and M23 rebels ...

M23 militia fighters, alongside Rwandan troops, are pushing into the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, capital of the mineral-rich North Kivu province.

France's foreign minister on Monday said an offensive by Rwanda-backed armed group M23 on the Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma "must stop". "As Goma prepares to fall, France expresses its ...

A page has turned in Franco-Ivorian military relations, as France hands over the keys to its sole military base in Côte ...

“As Goma prepares to fall, France expresses its solidarity with the Democratic Republic of Congo and its territorial integrity,” he said. The Tutsi-led rebels have claimed they have "liberated ...

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -The United States, France and Britain pressured Rwanda on Sunday over its support for rebels rapidly closing in on eastern Congo's largest city ...

The DRC illustrates how millions of people in fragile, violent and conflict-affected parts of the world are at risk of ...

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi will not attend crisis talks with Rwandan leader Paul Kagame on ...

Goma is a humanitarian relief hub for all of eastern DRC, and was the epicentre of a vast crisis before it fell. It hosted ...

The last ceasefire was signed at the end of July. The United States, France, the UK and Germany have called on their citizens to leave Goma.

France has condemned Rwanda's actions and said the offensive has to stop. Video shared online showed Rwanda-backed M23 rebels patrolling Goma's main streets after they made recent lightning ...