Laden with just the possessions they can carry, thousands of displaced people have reached the outskirts of the city of Goma ...

The M23 armed group has seized further territory in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo and on Thursday was ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Panic spread in eastern Congo's main city on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to Goma and seizing a nearby town as they battle the Congolese army. Bombs were heard ...

The UN chief on Thursday expressed alarm over a renewed offensive by M23 rebels in recent days in the eastern Democratic ...

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The M23 rebels have been trying to make inroads in mineral-rich eastern DR Congo, along the border with Rwanda, in a decades-long conflict that has sparked one of the world's largest humanitarian ...

Panic is spreading in Goma in eastern Congo as the M23 rebels are steadily encircling the city as the insurgent group battles Congo’s army ...

Many Congolese see the rebel advance as an invasion of their country by a foreign power in an attempt to seize land and Congo’s valuable rare minerals.

In eastern Congo, panic grips Goma as M23 rebels advance, capturing nearby towns. Goma, a key regional hub, faces heightened conflict, displacing over 7 million. Accusations against Rwanda for backing ...

Displaced Congolese make their way along the road leading to the centre of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, as the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group continues to gain ground.

The military governor of North Kivu Province in eastern DR Congo was killed in the battlefield on Thursday, January 23, according to M23 rebels. Maj Gen Peter Chirimwami, who was based in provincial ...