I fled the fighting in Bweremana between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo [FARDC] and the M23 armed group ...
Nearly four weeks after M23 rebels took control of Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers say they have been abandoned. While some have found shelter in schools and churches, the M23 is now ...
Goma is a humanitarian relief hub for all of eastern DRC, and was the epicentre of a vast crisis before it fell. It hosted ...
The armed group, backed by several thousand Rwandan soldiers, has taken the capital of South Kivu province. It continues to ...
Delcat Idengo, well-known for his critical songs, died after releasing a track condemning the city's rebel occupation.
Thousands from eastern Congo have been fleeing conflict for decades, and many are being displaced again as the Rwandan-backed ...
Rwanda-backed rebels controlling cities in eastern Congo have forcibly closed settlement camps, leading to the displacement ...
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My 24 hours with M23 in Goma
Civilians attend a meeting organised by M23 at the Stade de L’Unite, a few days after the town of Goma was taken by M23 ...
Mechanical diggers have spent days excavating the dark, volcanic earth of the city of Goma, preparing long trenches in which ...
On Jan. 29, after an all-out urban warfare battle that killed and injured thousands of people, mostly civilians, Goma, a ...
A senior U.N. official in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Wednesday that nearly 3,000 people have been killed in a ...
The Rwanda-backed rebel group launched an offensive in late 2021, winning swathes of territory in North Kivu province from the Congolese army. By 2022, it had surrounded Goma, the provincial capital, ...