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 ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern ...

Several groups of artists gathered this Wednesday in Dakar to paint a mural and denounce the violence between the armed group M23 and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo in Goma.

Rwandan-backed rebels are gaining ground in eastern Congo despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week ...

Dakar: In a huge political crisis in Congo with rebels capturing the strategic city of Goma, marking a sharp escalation of one of the longest ongoing wars in Africa. Amid rising violence and political ...

Asadu reported from Abuja, Nigeria and Pronczuk reported from Dakar, Senegal. AP journalists Ruth Alonga in Goma and Jean-Yves Kamale in Kinshasa, Congo contributed.

Supported by By Caleb Kabanda and Ruth Maclean Photographs by Guerchom Ndebo Caleb Kabanda and Guerchom Ndebo reported from Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Ruth Maclean from Dakar ...