The M23 rebel group have captured the city of Goma in the eastern DRC in a major escalation of a drawn-out conflict.

Columns of reinforcements headed out from Goma to cheering crowds from nearby camps for the displaced, as explosions rang out ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday called for the United Nations to sanction Rwanda, accusing its neighbour of ...

The AFC/M23 rebel coalition announced late on Monday that it would implement a unilateral ceasefire starting on Tuesday. The ...

M23 fighters have been pressing to capture strategic eastern city for months and intensified offensives in recent days.

Fighting Ongoing Across DRC's Goma ... artillery fire was directed at Goma's city center and struck a maternity hospital, "killing and injuring civilians, including newborn and pregnant women." ...

Regional heads of the East African Community, including ... The DRC president said he will only negotiate directly with Rwanda. Advertisement Goma, one of the DRC's largest cities with more ...

Now head of the Congo River Alliance (CRA) and allied with the Rwanda-backed M23, Corneille Nangaa Yubeluo has seized key cities, including Goma, and vows to march on Kinshasa. Sentenced to death in ...

This comes after the reportedly Rwandan-backed rebels said over the weekend they had taken control of Goma, the biggest city in the region. Rose Tchwenko, the DRC’s country director for Mercy ...

Human Rights Watch said it's now concerned about the safety of Goma civilians, many of whom fled to the city to escape violence and abuse from eastern Congo’s many armed groups, including M23.

and shelling in the city. The DRC government has not officially acknowledged losing control of Goma. Humanitarian organisations, including Medecins Sans Frontieres, report that over 400,000 people ...

Lemarquis said that earlier on Monday artillery fire was directed at Goma's city center and struck a maternity hospital, "killing and injuring civilians, including ... in the DRC were being ...