Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi joined a summit in Tanzania on Saturday where regional ... The group took the strategic city of Goma, capital of North Kivu ...

Rebels in eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, began a ceasefire on Tuesday and people rushed to bury some 2,000 victims of last week's battles for the city as they feared the spread of disease.

Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...

Despite the announcement of a unilateral truce by the M23, the group continues to advance towards South Kivu. An intense battle took place in Nyiabibwe, 70 kilometres from the regional capital Bukavu.

The M23 last week seized control of Goma, a city of 2 million people at ... Regional leaders are meeting Friday and Saturday in Tanzania to discuss the conflict. Also Tuesday, Congo’s interior ...

Civilians in Goma, some of whom had already fled the rebel ... regional peacekeepers from southern African nations, including Tanzania, South Africa and Malawi. Burundian troops are also fighting ...

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on Wednesday estimated that at least 2,800 people died in Goma. (with newswires) Read or Listen to this story on the RFI website.

Tanzania President Samia Suluhu ... The M23 advance echoed the rebels’ previous capture of Goma over a decade ago and shattered a 2024 ceasefire, brokered by Angola, between Rwanda and Congo.

“Tanzania, we are appealing for your help,” the man says. The M23 – short for March 23 Movement – fighters announced they had captured Goma, the capital city of North Kivu, on January 27, 2025 ...

Tanzania and other states. Tshisekedi did not attend the summit while Rwanda's President Paul Kagame did. M23 rebels captured Goma, a city of 2 million people and capital of North Kivu province ...

The streets of Goma were busy as aid groups rushed Tuesday ... seeing numerous trucks carrying petrol and other goods from Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda, and many people who fled the conflict ...