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,

Panic spread in Goma on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to the city in eastern Congo as they battle the Congolese army. Bombs were heard going off in the distant outskirts and hundreds of wounded civilians were brought in to the main hospital from nearby towns and villages.

GOMA, Congo — Several towns that fell to armed groups in eastern Congo’s North Kivu and South Kivu provinces have been recaptured by government forces, a Congolese army spokesman said ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Governor of Congo’s North-Kivu province dies from wounds sustained on frontline as rebels close in on major eastern city.

The Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu governor, Major General Peter Cirimwami Nkuba, has died from injuries inflicted during a battle with M23 rebels. The violence in the region, particularly around Goma,

An aerial view shows the Bulengo displaced persons camp, near Goma, North-Kivu province, on January 15, 2025. Fighting between the Congolese army and M23 fighters has caused a massive new wave of ...

A boy stands amongst people from the Masisi territory in a temporary hangar at the Bulengo displaced persons camp, near Goma, North-Kivu province, on January 15, 2025. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha ...

North Kivu is facing a humanitarian crisis on an unprecedented scale ... The displaced camps around the city of Goma are overwhelmed by the influx of displaced people, underscoring the urgent need for coordinated humanitarian aid. Notes to Editors IRC ...

North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) met over two days this week and reported on its achievements during 2024 but state media made no mention of anticipated changes to the constitution ...

“In the first half of 2024 alone, more than 150 attacks with explosive weapons were carried out, resulting in the death of at least 100 civilians and the injury of some 200 others. We call on both parties to immediately cease attacks on civilians and to ...