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Thousands of civilians fled cities and towns into dense forest as embassies and humanitarian aid organizations evacuated many of their staff members from Bangui.

As Congolese troops return to Goma, M23 rebels say their withdrawal could be short-lived if the government fails to enter negotiations.

The resurgent conflict in the vast African nation of Congo involves several armed groups, at least two other countries and the minerals that go into handhelds and laptops, probably including the one you're reading this story on if you're seeing it on a device....

The rebel March 23 Movement, or M23, which has been fighting the Congolese government since April, issued an ultimatum to the government to announce direct negotiations with the group within 24 hours.

Many residents in the sprawling dilapidated capital of Kinshasa feared the outcome would stoke new spasms of political violence.

The CEO of a regional airline operating in Congo says a passenger plane crashed on its way from the capital to the city of Kisangani.

At least 10 people died Monday in the crash of a U.N. plane as it attempted to land in the Congo, a U.N. official said.

The mass graves at a banana plantation in Congo tell of a second Rwanda genocide.

Despite years of experience and billions of dollars, the peacekeeping force still seems to be failing at its task of protecting civilians.

A riverboat loaded with passengers and fuel drums caught fire and capsized in southern Congo, and 200 people were feared dead, a survivor said Sunday.