Washington says a war crimes suspect from the Democratic Republic of Congo has handed himself over to the US embassy in Kigali. Officials say General Bosco Ntaganda, who goes by the nickname "The Terminator", has asked to be transferred to the jur...

M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo say the United Nations is stopping trucks full of weapons and ammunition from leaving the city of Goma. The rebels were due to meet a Friday deadline to retreat from the city after capturing it la...

A report from the United Nations links Rwanda's defence minister James Kabarebe with the M23 rebel group which has been taking over towns and cities in the mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Jonathan Rugman reports.

Government soldiers and police give up their arms and surrender to the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels at Stade la Volcan in Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in this Al-Jazeera video. A mob of local residents can be heard cheering. 

United Nations peacekeepers stood by as troops from the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group marched unopposed into Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Small arms fire was heard soon after daybreak north of Goma, but that fighting ended swift...

Rwanda is not only supporting rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, its defense chief is doubling up as the rebel commander, according to a UN report. Uganda is also aiding the M23 rebels, states the report, which finds that Rwan...

Civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are being caught in heavy fighting as government forces aided by UN peacekeepers continue fighting the M23 rebel group with heavy weapons around two eastern villages. Thousands of civilians are fle...

United Nations peacekeepers stationed near regional capital Goma expect M23 movement rebels to attack unless the government makes a deal with them. Two key towns in eastern DR Congo have already been captured by the rebels this week. Al Jazeer...

Thousands of civilians from the Democratic Republic of Congo have fled into Uganda after days of fierce fighting between M23 rebels and government forces in Congo. Officials at the Nyakabande refugee center said the refugees had crossed the border...

Rebels from the March 23 Movement, or M23, have taken control of more towns in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, taking advantage of poor discipline and moral among government forces. Rebel commander Colonel Makenga says his men are fighti...