Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have tightened their grip on Goma, the biggest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), signalling a major blow to the Congolese army and a serious ...

The UN estimates there are up to 4,000 Rwandan soldiers in the DRC. In 2012, M23 first seized Goma, but the Congolese army, supported by a UN force, pushed the rebels back into the eastern hills ...

The security source said "more than 1 200 Congolese soldiers have surrendered and are confined" to the airport base of the UN's mission in the DRC. VIDEO: ???? Deadly clashes in DR Congo's Goma as pro ...

The International Organization for Migration (IOM), is deeply concerned about the hundreds of thousands of civilians displaced over the last few days in Goma, North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic ...

The U.S. State Department said Secretary of State Marco Rubio “condemned the assault on Goma by the Rwanda-backed M23 and affirmed the United States’ respect for the sovereignty of the DRC ...

This comes after the reportedly Rwandan-backed rebels said over the weekend they had taken control of Goma, the biggest city in the region. Rose Tchwenko, the DRC’s country director for Mercy ...

Taking over Goma would mean the rebels would be controlling the entire province of North Kivu, one of the DRC's richest and most critical regions, and one which shares a border with Rwanda. Defending ...

An armed group backed by Rwandan troops took control of the airport in the besieged DR Congo city of Goma yesterday ... base of the UN’s mission in DRC. The lightning offensive marks a major ...

Congolese rebels and allied Rwandan forces entered the key eastern city of Goma on Sunday and the airport is no longer in use, according to the DRC's top UN official. "M23 and Rwandan forces ...

Show more Show less In parts of Goma, M23 fighters were welcomed by celebrating ... confined" to the airport base of the UN's mission in DRC. The lightning offensive marks a major escalation ...

An armed group backed by Rwandan troops took control of the airport in the besieged DR Congo city of Goma on Tuesday, a ...

Lemarquis said non-essential staff in the DRC were being moved to Uganda. Lemarquis said the internet in Goma was cut on Monday, phone service was patchy and water and electricity had been disrupted.