M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have shot at two United Nations helicopter nearly one week after a similar incident, a UN source says.

Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege has received the 2013 Civil Courage Prize, honoring his humanitarian work in the conflict-ridden eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

The United Nations special envoy to Africa's Great Lakes region has condemned a recent attack by M23 rebels

A UN peacekeeper from Tanzania has died from injuries he sustained fighting the March 23 movement (M23) rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in August, the United Nations has said.

Congolese troops along with UN peacekeeping forces have pushed the March 23 (M23) rebels away from Goma, the main city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

The United Nations says March 23 movement (M23) rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) “must disarm” and “cease violence”.

The M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo "must disarm", UN special envoy Mary Robinson said Monday during a visit to the conflict-torn area as Congolese troops readied to seize a rebel stronghold.

United Nations forces and the Congolese army attacked rebel positions with helicopter gunships, armored personnel carriers

Congo's army says its helicopter gunships have bombarded rebel positions during a third straight day of fighting between government forces and M23 rebels.

South Africa is sending troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to join a UN peace mission, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ebrahim Ebrahim said on Friday.

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s M23 rebels have accused the government in Kinshasa of refusing to negotiate to establish peace in the eastern DRC.

Congolese rebels say they have repelled a dawn offensive by the army and a group of Rwandan Hutu fighters in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Visiting United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced hope here Tuesday that the deployment of UN intervention brigade will help the situation in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) return to normal.

The UN Envoy for Africa's Great Lakes Region on Tuesday called for implementation of framework agreement for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while voicing concerns over renewed clashes in the country's eastern areas.

Fighting between army soldiers and rebels from the armed group M23 Movement broke out on Monday in North-Kivu provincial capital of Goma in eastern DR Congo, according to local sources.

At least 47 people were reportedly missing following a landslide in the eastern province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), local sources disclosed on Sunday.

Seven former Seleka fighters have been killed, and five others injured in the Central African Republic (CAR), an official says.

A senior UN envoy says the United States trained an army battalion in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), some of whose members are accused of mass rape.

Several senior Congolese army officers have been arrested for responsibility for mass rapes committed by many army units in November 2012 in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The presidents of Rwanda, the Republic of Congo, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) met on Sunday to discuss the security situation that is prevailing in the Great Lakes region.