Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda border - Wikipedia
The border between the countries of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo is 221 kilometers long. [1] Crossing Lake Kivu in its entirety through the Virunga Mountains down to Mount Karisimbi, it divides the cities of Goma/Gisenyi and Bukavu/Cyangugu. [2] [3]Border map from 1965. There was a brief border clash between the two countries in 2012, which resulted in a few soldiers being ...
Congolese forces losing control of major stronghold as Rwanda …
3 days ago · M23 rebels release captured Romanian mercenaries, who were fighting alongside Democratic Republic of Congo army (FRDC), at Gisenyi border point in Congo, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, after the M23 rebels advanced into eastern Congo’s capital Goma. (AP …
Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take …
2 days ago · A child pushes a suitcase towards Rwanda security officials checking people crossing from Congo in Gisenyi, Rwanda, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, following M23 rebels’ advances into eastern Congo’s capital Goma. ... EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Bodies of alleged members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), who lost ...
Gisenyi - Wikipedia
Gisenyi, historically rendered as Kisenyi, is the second largest city in Rwanda, located in the Rubavu district in Rwanda's Western Province. Gisenyi is contiguous with Goma, the city across the border in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Refugees and surrendering Congolese soldiers stream into Rwanda
3 days ago · GISENYI, Rwanda - Refugees, surrendering Congolese soldiers and stranded truckers thronged the Rwandan border on Tuesday, hoping to reach safety after rebels captured the nearby Congolese city of ...
Bodies on streets, hospitals struggle, battles intensify in DR Congo…
4 days ago · The M23 armed rebel group said it has captured the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s eastern city of Goma on Monday. Published On 27 Jan 2025 27 Jan 2025 Video Duration 02 minutes 39 seconds
Congo rebels reach centre of eastern city in major escalation
5 days ago · GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - Rwandan-backed rebels marched into the centre of east Congo's largest city on Monday, witnesses said, in the latest escalation of decades of conflict in a...
DR Congo: How Goma fell into the hands of M23 rebels and the …
4 days ago · Only after nightfall on Monday, January 27, could the inhabitants of Gisenyi, the Rwandan city joined to its neighbor, the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) Goma, no longer hear the steady ...
DR Congo fighting: Missiles fly over homes and bodies in streets …
5 days ago · The UN says hundreds of people are wounded and that bodies are lying in the streets of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo following an advance by M23 rebels on the key city The ...
In photos: Conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo - Voice of …
4 days ago · 2 Congolese refugees fleeing ongoing clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo arrive at the Rugerero transit camp in Gisenyi, Rwanda, Jan. 28, 2025. An estimated 1,200 Congolese refugees ...