GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels captured a key eastern Congo city a month ago Friday. Residents in Goma, which was once a critical trade and humanitarian hub, say they are struggling on ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels captured a key eastern Congo city a month ago Friday. Residents in Goma, which was once a critical trade and humanitarian hub, say they are struggling on ...

Goma’s takeover by the M23 rebels represents more than a typical political crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo because it holds deep personal significance for me. The fall of Goma reminds ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo's major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers, the families say, with the troops' wives chased from ...

The M23’s capture of Goma marked a significant turning point in the decades-long conflict in eastern DRC, with repercussions across the continent. At least seven African national armies are currently ...

Supported by By Elian Peltier Photographs by Guerchom Ndebo Elian Peltier and Guerchom Ndebo reported from both Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Gisenyi, Rwanda. On one side of the lake ...

Bolstered by thousands of Rwandan troops, the M23 rebels first captured Goma in January before seizing Bukavu this weekend. This offensive represents their most significant territorial gain since ...

The slight 13-year-old sits on a bed in a tent in the grounds of an overcrowded hospital in Goma city in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Heshima's left leg is a bandaged stump ...

Here, there's fear and uncertainty." Unlike their conquest of Goma, the capital of North Kivu, on January 27, this time the Congolese insurgents, backed by the Rwandan army, seized Bukavu – a ...

Senior Researcher at the Feinstein International Center, Tufts University, and Research Associate at the Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford The city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Fighting between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 armed group around Goma has displaced and upended life for ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. M23 rebels march through the centre of eastern Congo’s second largest city early Sunday as some onlookers ...