Rwanda-backed rebels claimed on Monday they captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing ...

Critical minerals factor into the fight.

GOMA, Congo — At least 773 people were killed in eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels who captured the city in a major ...

Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the ...

A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...

Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo - January 31, 2025 Peacekeeping troops from the United Nations Stabilization Mission ...

The scene is the result of the invasion of Goma on January 27th by M23, an armed group under the control of Rwanda, Congo’s neighbour, which abuts the city. Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has ...

Gunfire rang out across Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday as M23 rebels and Rwandan forces were spotted ...

The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 moved south as it closed in on a key military airport in DR Congo on Friday, a day after ...

GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, including its airport, the United Nations said, as Rwanda’s president on Wednesday joined ...

"We are asking all Goma residents to go back to normal activities," said Corneille Nangaa, head of Alliance Fleuve Congo, the political coalition backing the M23, just two days after heavy ...