The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

The U.N. human rights chief has accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern Congo of killing ...

By Elian Peltier and Justin Makangara Elian Peltier reported from Dakar, Senegal ... to the protracted battle for the key city of Goma last month, in which nearly 3,000 people were killed ...

DAKAR, Senegal — The U.N. children’s fund ... soldiers and police who surrendered to an undisclosed location in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Jan. 30, 2025. Credit: AP/Moses Sawasawa ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP ... In late January, the rebels captured Goma, the region’s largest city, in a major escalation of the fighting. Last week, the United Nations Human Rights Council ...