An insurgency led by M23 rebels in eastern Congo has escalated and reached the city of Goma, worsening a humanitarian crisis in a region that suffered two devastating wars between 1996 and 2003.

A government official in the Democratic Republic of Congo claimed earlier on Tuesday that the army now controls most of Goma, in the country’s east. Muhingo Nzangi, who is also the local MP ...

GOMA (Reuters) - Residents of eastern Congo's largest city of Goma greeted the arrival of Rwanda-backed rebels with trepidation on Monday, some staying indoors and others coming out to cheer in ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) -- The international airport in Goma was evacuated and commercial flights temporarily grounded on Sunday as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces raged ...

Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, early Monday, as the United Nations described a “mass panic” among its 2 million people and Congo’s ...

Social media footage shows armed men in Congo's Goma walking on grounds of airport amid sounds of fierce fighting. Referee threatened to award touchdown to Eagles for ‘palpably unfair act’ VW ...

A heavily armed Rwandan-backed militia marched into the strategic city of Goma in eastern Congo on Monday, seizing control of most of the regional hub in defiance of United Nations demands for its ...

Bloomberg M23 Rebels Claim Control of Goma in Congo Posted: January 27, 2025 | Last updated: January 27, 2025 Rebel group M23, aligned with Rwanda, says it seized the key trading hub of Goma in ...

The UN says hundreds of people are wounded and that bodies are lying in the streets of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo following an advance by M23 rebels on the key city The ...

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 among its 2 million people and ...