Congolese troops with support from Burundi's army appeared on Friday to be holding back a push south by Rwandan-backed rebels ...
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo - Residents and M23 supporters shout slogans as they celebrate the takeover of the ...
Fighting has escalated sharply in eastern Congo, where Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on ...
NAIROBI — An armed rebel group backed by Rwanda took full control of a key provincial capital in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, residents said, after days of bloody ...
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwandan-backed rebels captured the city of Goma in eastern Congo early Monday, according to a press release by the M23 rebel movement. The city's capture came following a 48 ...
The M23 rebel movement announced the captured in a statement. In the statement, the rebels urged residents of Goma to remain calm. There was no immediate comment from Congo's government.
The city’s capture came following a 48-hour deadline imposed by the group for the Congolese army to surrender their weapons. The M23 rebel movement announced the captured in a statement.