I fled the fighting in Bweremana between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo [FARDC] and the M23 armed group ...
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) heard this week “a parallel administration” seemingly set up by the Congo River Alliance (CRA) is running Goma following the M23 (Mouvement du 23 Mars) ...
The crucial ferries were suspended for several days due to fierce fighting between the army and M23 rebels in the region.
The armed group, backed by several thousand Rwandan soldiers, has taken the capital of South Kivu province. It continues to ...
Goma is a humanitarian relief hub for all of eastern DRC, and was the epicentre of a vast crisis before it fell. It hosted ...
Delcat Idengo, well-known for his critical songs, died after releasing a track condemning the city's rebel occupation.
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 ...
Horrifying details of atrocities are continuing to emerge from the Democratic Republic of the Congo 12 days after the Rwandan ...
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 ...
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, ...