Thousands of families have been displaced by violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels last month seized the key city of Goma in a blitz offensive in the mineral-rich region ...

C orneille nangaa sits in an armchair in a five-star-hotel in Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...

Hundreds of wounded people have poured into overcrowded hospitals in Goma after Rwanda-backed rebels captured the major city ...

Deep in the heart of a lush green forest, an excavator is hard at work, turning over the earth in search of gold. The ...

Fighting between the M23 and DR Congo's army has intensified since the start of the year, with the rebels seizing control of more territory than ever. More than 400,000 people have fled their ...

On Friday, the rebel Congo River Alliance (AFC), which includes M23, said they planned to take Goma, the provincial capital and home to over 1 million people. Congo and the U.N. accuse neighbouring ...

KINSHASA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Over 400,000 people have been displaced since the beginning of 2025 in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as conflict intensifies and rebellion ...

(250124) -- GOMA, Jan. 24, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Displaced people are seen on a canoe at the Nzulo port, near Goma, North Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on Jan. 23, 2025.

More than 400,000 people have been displaced by violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). "This year alone, the number of displaced people ...

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that Congo's M23 conflict risks spiraling into a broader regional war as Congolese troops battle a rebel advance near the largest eastern city and ...

M23 is one of about 100 armed groups that have been vying for a foothold in mineral-rich eastern Congo, along the border with Rwanda, in a decadeslong conflict that has created one of the world’s ...