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#theguardian.com. × Troubled waters: life on the edge of Africa’s Lake Kivu – in pictures. Lying between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lake Kivu is a silent witness to more than 30 years of conflict between the two countries. The lake, in a region seismically unstable and

#theguardian.com. × US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms. Civicus, an international non-profit, puts country alongside Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan and Serbia

#theguardian.com. × The secret life of the Congo rainforest – in pictures. Using high-definition camera traps on trails in Congo’s Nouabalé-Ndoki national park, Will Burrard-Lucas, a photographer for the Wildlife Conservation Society, has captured Africa’s most elusive and ra

#theguardian.com. × Bukavu hospital patients tell of being shot in chaos of Congolese withdrawal. Widespread shooting and looting preceded arrival of M23 rebels, overwhelming city’s poorly resourced facilities

#theguardian.com. × Mass burials and market looting in eastern DRC – in pictures. M23 rebels have made gains in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, seizing the cities of Goma and Bukavu, stoking fears of a regional conflagration

#theguardian.com. × Rwanda-backed M23 rebels capture eastern DRC’s second-largest city. Congolese authorities accused of abandoning Bukavu after government confirms fall to militia group

#theguardian.com. × Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seize key DRC airport in rapid southern advance. Humanitarian fears mount as airport is last obstacle before city of Bukavu and its population of about 1m people

#theguardian.com. × Monday briefing: Why the brutal fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo could spiral into wider war. In today’s newsletter: As Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seize more territory and the humanitarian crisis worsens, what’s the background to the war and prospect of peace?

#theguardian.com. × Rwandan and Congolese leaders join summit on eastern DRC conflict. Leaders from across Africa call for immediate ceasefire at cross-party summit in Tanzania

#theguardian.com. × Rwandan troops ‘dying in large numbers in DRC’, despite official denials of role. Exclusive: Sources say thousands of RDF killed supporting M23 rebels in eastern Congo, intensifying pressure on Kigali

#theguardian.com. × The fall of Goma: 16 days of chaos and fear – in pictures. Congolese photographer Arlette Bashizi documented for Reuters the lead-up to and aftermath of the seizure of her home city by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels

#theguardian.com. × Rwandan-backed rebels M23 launch new offensive in DRC. Clashes break out days before Rwandan and Congolese presidents attend crisis summit

#theguardian.com. × Hundreds of women raped and burned to death after Goma prison set on fire. Atrocity follows escape of thousands of male inmates amid chaos as Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seize eastern DRC city

#theguardian.com. × Rwandan-backed rebel group M23 declares unilateral ceasefire in DRC. Announcement came after UN health agency said at least 900 people were killed in fighting between the rebels and DR Congo forces in eastern city of Goma

#theguardian.com. × ‘I curse this war’: hunger and fear in Goma after rebel takeover. M23 rebel group swept into Congolese city after a rapid advance in recent weeks

#theguardian.com. × DRC leader calls for military recruits as Rwandan-backed rebels advance. President Tshisekedi vows ‘a vigorous and coordinated response’ to the M23 group

#theguardian.com. × The Guardian view on conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a disaster with many makers. Western resource-hunger has fuelled a vast humanitarian crisis. Donors must now press Rwanda to pull back from this war

#theguardian.com. × Fighting between DRC army and M23 rebels rages in eastern city of Goma. Residents in North Kivu report continuing clashes as large crowds of protesters take to streets in Kinshasa

#theguardian.com. × Democratic Republic of the Congo: M23 rebels claim control of Goma – video report. Fighters enter city on border with Rwanda after lightning advance, raising risk of broader regional war

#theguardian.com. × Who are the M23 rebels and why is there fighting in eastern DRC?. The militia has made new territorial gains in a country that has one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises

#theguardian.com. × DRC conflict: M23 rebels enter Goma after claiming capture of city – live. Rwanda-backed rebels have captured largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as United Nations reports ‘mass panic’

#theguardian.com. × Rwandan-backed rebels M23 claim capture of eastern DRC city Goma. Fighters enter city on border with Rwanda after lightning advance, raising risk of broader regional war

#theguardian.com. × Rwandan army ‘ready to invade DRC’ and help rebels seize city. Intelligence sources suggest battle for Congolese regional capital Goma is imminent before UN crisis talks on Monday

#theguardian.com. × UN alarm as M23 rebel group closes in on Goma in eastern DRC. Rebel group’s advance has had a devastating toll on the civilian population, UN secretary general says

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