Goma, in North Kivu in eastern Congo, has fallen. The M23 rebels, backed by Rwandan forces, have claimed control of the town.

Gunfire can be heard on the city’s outskirts, and the Congolese army is deploying troops from the town of Sake to Goma ...

A three-year insurgency in Democratic Republic of Congo's mineral-rich east has intensified since the start of this year, with M23 rebels seizing control of more territory than ever before and vowing ...

Tens of thousands of people are fleeing towns in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east, as rebel forces close in on the ...

Congolese M23 rebels entered the centre of the eastern city of Goma on Monday, two witnesses said, hours after they claimed ...

The M23 militia, funded and directed by Rwanda, said it took the city of Goma, terrifying its people, many of whom sought ...

France expresses its solidarity regarding the Democratic Republic of Congo and condemns actions by Rwanda in the country, ...

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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government says the Rwanda-backed rebels’ advance constitutes a “declaration of war." ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have quickly gained ground this month in Democratic Republic of Congo's conflict-riven eastern borderlands and launched an assault on Goma, the capital of North Kivu ...

PRETORIA, January 27. /TASS/. The March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group has captured a large city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Reuters reported, citing its leader.