To cross from Congo to its sister city in Rwanda here takes just minutes by land. The countries share a painful history but have little in common these days.

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.

The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo's major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers, the ...

A group of critically injured South African peacekeepers who were hurt in fighting in eastern Congo a month ago have ...

“Libraries, cultural centers, and community restaurants associated ... than 2,600 kilometers from Goma. “Make no mistake: the Democratic Republic of the Congo will not be humiliated or crushed.

Goma’s takeover by the M23 rebels represents more than a typical political crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo because it holds deep personal significance for me. The fall of ...

GOMA, Congo — The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo's major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers, the families say, with the troops' wives chased from ...

Gang rapes of young girls have been reported in both Goma and Bukavu, though data were still being collected, Vahard said. Congo has not commented on reports concerning its troops, and has also ...

M23 rebels, left, escort government soldiers and police who surrendered to an undisclosed location in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025.

and at times have vowed to march as far as Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, more than 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) away. This week, the rebels seized another provincial capital in Goma’s south ...

with the rebels taking the key city of Goma in January and Bukavu, another provincial capital, a few weeks later. M23 is the most potent of about 100 armed groups vying for a foothold in Congo’s ...

Kagame faces growing charges of aggression in neighboring Congo. About 4,000 Rwandan troops are fighting alongside M23 rebels ...