The Rwanda-backed M23 rebellion has been at the centre of attention in recent years. However, eastern DRC is home to more than 100 other armed groups, which are a major source of instability too.

By seizing Minova, a port city some 20 kilometres (12 miles) west of North Kivu's provincial capital Goma, the M23, which had already practically surrounded the city, has further tightened its ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People fleeing M-23 rebel advances arrive by boat in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday, Jan ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. M23 rebels stand with their weapons in Kibumba, in the eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 23 ...

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The M23 group which is fighting the Congolese army in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday seized a trading hub that supplies the city of Goma, security and local sources told AFP. The fall ...

M23 rebels have seized the town of Minova in eastern DR Congo, a key supply route for the provincial capital Goma, authorities said. The provincial governor of South Kivu, Jean-Jacques Purusi, on ...