Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers.
South Africa's armed forces say a group of soldiers critically injured in fighting in eastern Congo a month ago have been ...
M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, claimed to have taken control of Goma, eastern Congo's largest city, early on Monday, while a 48-hour deadline for the Congolese army to surrender expired.
Residents listen to M23 rebel soldiers in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. Credit: AP/Moses Sawasawa M23 is more of a threat now because the group is trying to ...
The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.
The United Nations' peacekeeping chief said Friday that M23 rebels are advancing south toward the provincial capital of Bukavu after seizing control of Goma in the mineral-rich eastern Congo ...
More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in ...
Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they had been fighting against M23 rebels, ...
GOMA, Congo — Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo's largest city, as U.N ...
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels captured ... residents who spoke to The Associated Press by phone on Tuesday said that the M23 rebel group was in control of much of the city.