1 day ago · “Goma is a strategic and highly symbolic city with an international airport, as well as proximity to Rwanda and Lake Kivu, opening the easy path with South Kivu,” he said.

2 days ago · South Africa said 13 of its soldiers had been killed in clashes with rebels as they were trying to stop the advance on Goma. Three Malawian soldiers have also been killed.

1 day ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels claimed on Monday they captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in …

3 days ago · Thousands fled the city of Goma on Monday as fighting raged between Congolese forces and rebels backed by neighboring Rwanda, who claimed to have captured eastern …

3 days ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, early Monday, as the United Nations described a mass panic …

2 days ago · Over 400,000 people have fled their homes since the start of this year, according to the U.N. refugee agency, as M23 rebels have attacked new areas of North Kivu province, …

1 day ago · Protests also broke out in Bukavu, a larger city to Goma’s south to which some Congolese officers are thought to have fled. Many of Bukavu’s residents fear they are the …

3 days ago · Since the start of 2025 more than 400,000 people have been forced from their homes in the provinces of North and South Kivu, according to the UN's refugee agency.

5 days ago · DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the city of Goma, the …

4 days ago · South Africa’s department of defense confirmed the deaths of the two South African peacekeepers in a statement Saturday. ... was able to halt the advancement of the rebel group …