One woman who was carrying her child and a few belongings told the BBC's Great Lakes service: “Bombs from clashes kept falling near us, one fell on my neighbour’s house, killing her and her six ...
Clashes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's besieged city of Goma have killed at least 17 people and injured nearly 370, hospital sources said on Monday, as the Congolese army fought to hold ...
M23 is the latest ethnic Tutsi-led, Rwandan-backed insurgency to fight in Congo since the aftermath of the genocide 30 years ago, when extremist Hutus killed Tutsis and moderate Hutus before being ...
Goma is a regional trade and humanitarian hub ... Christian Bahati, a Congolese teacher was among hundreds sheltering in Gisenyi, just across the border from Congo. “What we want is this war to come ...
In just a few days, rebel fighters and Rwandan soldiers succeeded in taking the major city in eastern Congo. This lightning offensive was prepared in Kigali.
GOMA, DR Congo, Feb 12, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Goma, which fell to M23 fighters and the Rwandan military late last month, has ...
The M23 rebel group has declared the key city of Goma under its control, signalling a big blow to the Congolese army.
Rebels seized the airport of east Congo's largest city, Goma, on Tuesday, potentially cutting off the main route for aid to ...
Supported by between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwandan soldiers, according to the United Nations, Congolese rebels managed to enter the ...
M23 fighters were welcomed by celebrating locals Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo UN workers and their families line up to board a bus in the Rwandan border town of Gisenyi ...
This comes after the reportedly Rwandan-backed rebels said over the weekend they had taken control of the city, the biggest ...