Jan 24, 2025 · Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the city of Goma, the government’s last stronghold in the North Kivu province, where Goma is the provincial capital and which borders Rwanda.

3 days ago · Rwanda has blamed the deployment of SADC peacekeepers for worsening the conflict in North Kivu, a mineral-rich province in eastern Congo that’s now controlled by M23. Kagame insists SADC troops were not peacekeepers because they were fighting alongside Congolese forces to defeat the rebels. ... Associated Press writer Wilson McMakin in Dakar ...

2 days ago · The aim is to reach 800,000 people across North Kivu, South Kivu, and Ituri. But with 5.1 million people already displaced across the three eastern DRC states before the current crisis, the ...

3 days ago · Several weeks ago, the M23 rebels — the most prominent among more than a 100 armed groups vying for dominance in the region — began their advance toward Goma, North Kivu’s provincial capital, in a major escalation of the yearslong fighting with government forces.

6 days ago · Rwanda-backed M23 rebels continued to consolidate their hold over North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Wednesday, despite declaring a ceasefire two days earlier and pledging not to continue south, according to the UN’s Deputy Special Representative for Protection and Operations in the country.

Feb 3, 2025 · According to a rapid assessment conducted by health partners and the Provincial Health Division of North Kivu, around 2,880 injured people have been admitted to various health facilities in Goma between 26 and 30 January. Many facilities are overwhelmed, with urgent needs for medicines, fuel, and surgical supplies.

Jan 27, 2025 · Caleb Kabanda reported from Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Ruth Maclean from Dakar, Senegal. ... as M23 rebels have attacked new areas of North Kivu province, where Goma is, and South ...

Jan 31, 2025 · As he took office on Friday as the new governor of North Kivu, which includes Goma, Maj. Gen. Somo Kakule Evariste vowed to “move as soon as possible” to Goma to restore government control.

Feb 3, 2025 · DAKAR (Reuters) - The Eastern Congo rebel alliance that includes the M23 has declared a ceasefire for humanitarian reasons starting on Feb. 4, the group known as the Congo River Alliance said in...

Feb 4, 2025 · According to a rapid assessment conducted by health partners and the Provincial Health Division of North Kivu, around 2,880 injured people have been admitted to various health facilities in...