More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in ...

Following fighting and evacuation orders from the Mouvement du 23 Mars/Alliance Fleuve Congo (M23/AFC) group, hundreds of thousands of people have left the displacement camps around Goma, Democratic ...

More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo ...

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Scenes of panic broke out in the city of Goma and the Nyiragongo territory on Tuesday, after rumors of forced recruitment by the M23 rebel movement. Panic-stricken parents rushed into schools to ...

(Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP) Former members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and police officers who allegedly surrendered to M23 rebels arrive in Goma, Congo, ...

Further reading: DR Congo: As conflict looms, Pope Francis expresses 'concern' Floribert Lusamba, a father of four school-going children, added, “Until the situation in Goma turns favorable ...

Initially scheduled for July 2022, the trip was supposed to include a stop in Goma, which was ultimately canceled. Nevertheless, the pope insisted on meeting victims of the conflict, who shared ...