More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo.
Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers.
The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.
Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they had been fighting against M23 rebels, ...
EXCLUSIVE: Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo after rebel group M23's ...
T he AFC/M23 rebels early Monday, January 27, announced that they captured Goma, the capital of eastern DR Congo's North Kivu Province. The rebels announced the city's capture in a statement ...
a resident of Goma. The Congolese government confirmed the presence of M23 rebels in Goma, 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) east of capital Kinshasa, but stopped short of saying they were in control ...
DRC government spokesman confirms the presence of Rwandan army in Goma and says Kinshasa is working to avoid carnage.
The armed group, backed by several thousand Rwandan soldiers, has taken the capital of South Kivu province. It continues to ...
The officers surrendered to M23 leaders on Friday in Bukavu, where the rebels also held a rally with civilians. By Sunday, ...
M23 Rebels Threaten DR Congo Capital Kinshasa after Capturing Goma | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G The Rwanda-backed M23 ...
M23 rebels have captured Bukavu in the DRC, following Goma's fall, with locals surprisingly welcoming them. The DRC faces ...