GOMA, Congo (AP) — Panic spread in eastern ... Banchereau reported from Dakar, Senegal. Associated Press writers Monika Pronczuk in Dakar, Senegal; Jean-Yves Kamale and Christina Malkia in ...

Rwanda-backed rebels battling Congo's army have pushed into a strategic, mineral-rich town in the east, ignoring calls for a ceasefire this week by the Congolese and Rwandan presidents as the M23 ...

The presidents of Congo and Rwanda have met in Qatar for their first direct talks since Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seized two major cities in mineral-rich eastern Congo earlier this year.

There have been reports of a mass escape from a prison in Goma. Images show people believed to be prisoners in the streets of the Congolese city, hours after fighters from the armed group M23 and ...

Days of heavy fighting between M23 rebels and DR Congo's army in the eastern city of Goma have left many bodies on the streets and hospitals overwhelmed with patients. UN aid agencies warn of a ...

Goma market (Democratic Republic of Congo), on March 4, 2025. REUTERS Under normal circumstances, Goma's Birere market is a hive of activity, with hundreds of stalls packed with produce from North ...

M23 fighters in the back of a pickup truck in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, in January, after taking control of the city.Credit...Guerchom Ndebo for The New York Times The M23 militia is ...

DRC foreign minister says M23 rebels and Rwandan troops will have to leave Goma before SADC troops withdraw. The promising agreement between SADC and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels on Friday to ...