GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Artillery rounds landed in a heavily populated neighborhood of Congo's eastern city of Goma on Wednesday, killing a child and injuring other civilians a day before a planned visit by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, a human rights group said. Full story
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Two days of clashes between Congo's army and rebel fighters near the eastern city of Goma have killed at least 19 people, threatening an uneasy six-month peace just days before a scheduled visit by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Full story
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congo's army used combat helicopters to bombard rebel fighters on Monday near the city of Goma in the first clashes in nearly six months, days before U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was due to visit the troubled eastern borderlands. Full story
ROODEWAAL ARTILLERY RANGE, South Africa (Reuters) - South Africa's air force showed off its military might on Thursday with precision bombing and helicopter gunships firing fusillades of rockets just days ahead of an unprecedented "peace enforcing" deployment to eastern Congo. Full story
RUMANGABO, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - In forested hills in eastern Congo, rebels are honing their ambush skills to prepare to face a new United Nations force which has a mandate to go on the offensive. Full story
KIGALI (Reuters) - A Congolese warlord known as "the Terminator" who is accused of murder, rape and other atrocities arrived at the International Criminal Court's jail in the Netherlands early on Saturday, the court said. Full story
A M23 new recruit demonstrates martial arts during a training session at the Rumangabo military camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, May 16, 2013. REUTERS/James Akena (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
M23 rebel recruits stand at attention during a training session at the Rumangabo military camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, May 16, 2013. REUTERS/James Akena (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
An M23 rebel and locals watch as sacks of local spirits are set on fire in Kako village May 15, 2013. According to the spokesperson for the M23 movement Amani Kabasha, consuming this spirit imported from the neighbouring country causes blindness and selling it in rebel-controlled territory is banned
M23 rebels hold their weapons as they stand guard near a United Nations peacekeepers check point at Kanyaruchinya village, 3km (1.9 miles) north of Goma May 15, 2013. REUTERS/James Akena (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
A M23 rebel poses with his weapon close to the border with Uganda in Bunagana town May 14, 2013. REUTERS/James Akena (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS SOCIETY)
A M23 rebels keeps watch close to the border with Uganda in Bunagana town May 14, 2013. REUTERS/James Akena (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
