The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.

M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

It’s believed more than 150 women prisoners were killed in the fire which broke out. An unknown number of children also died. Warning: this pod contains description of violence from the beginning.

"There are places that smell of corposes, the dirt of abandonned military uniforms and you can see the ruins of abandonned houses and looted shops," Ahadi Kyambikwa, a tailor from Goma, Democratic ...

Closest airports to Goma, Democratic Republic Of The Congo are listed below. These are major airports close to the city of Goma and other airports closest to Goma Airport. Following are the nearest ...

Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations, after it was captured by rebels following days of fierce ...

The cost of some essential food items has more than doubled in Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that was captured by M23 rebels last week, according to locals ...