Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers. That's according to the soldier's families.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the security situation facing South African soldiers stationed in the Democratic ...

A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...

Rwanda-backed rebels captured a key eastern Congo city a month ago Friday. Residents in Goma, which was once a critical trade ...

near Goma, North-Kivu province, in January 2025 [Jospin Mwisha/AFP] On Saturday, 24 East and Southern African leaders called for an “immediate and unconditional” ceasefire in DRC within five ...

Persistent governance failures, corruption, and empty promises have destabilized eastern DR Congo for decades and the government in Kinshasa has not only failed to dismantle the "more than 200 armed ...

Congo's forces were being supported in Goma by troops from South Africa and in Bukavu by ... Most continue to call for a ceasefire and a dialogue between Congo and the rebels. The Congo River Alliance ...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented ...

Goma is a critical trade and humanitarian hub ... Ministry issued a statement criticizing the rebels for violating a ceasefire that regional leaders have called for. The rebels were “imposing ...

In terms of access to combat theaters, journalists from Goma, Bukavu, or Bunia have difficulty reporting live. “Many are ...