Over the last 10 days, Kinshasa has won some battles; the US imposed sanctions on a Rwandan State minister James Kabarebe and M23 political spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka.

It is a second such strategy the DRC government is employing to turn the tide on M23

DRC hopes opening its vast mine fields to the Western world will pave way to long lasting

Around 700,000 people were forced to leave Goma, one of the biggest cities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) when it fell in January to rebels, known as M23. With the conflict spreading, many of them are on the move again but a return home is no guarantee of safety.

At least 11 people have been killed in explosions at a rally being held on Thursday by M23 rebel group leaders in the captured city of Bukavu, eastern Congo. “The attack caused 11 deaths and

With Kinshasa's notorious traffic jams, motorcycles are an easy alternative as they can manoeuvre their way around the gridlock.

International sanctions against Rwanda will reduce the incentive for Kinshasa to engage in peace talks with M23 rebels who have made lightning advances in eastern Congo this year, a proscribed Rwandan minister has said.

Catholics and Protestants in Kinshasa attended Sunday church services under heavy police protection after supporters of President Félix Tshisekedi, opposed to a proposed dialogue with the M23 rebel group,

Analysis - The current conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) resemble the situation during the Second Congo War between 1998 and 2003. This resulted in millions of deaths, with neighbouring countries - especially Rwanda,