Congo says several towns recaptured from rebels but fighting intensifies in its east
The Congolese army says several towns that fell to armed groups in the eastern North Kivu and South Kivu provinces have been recaptured by government forces.
Panic spreads in eastern Congo’s largest city as rebels battling the army close in on Goma
M23 is one of about 100 armed groups that have been vying for a foothold in mineral-rich eastern Congo, in a decades-long conflict that has created one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises.
Rebels Fighting Congo Tighten Hold Around Eastern Trading Hub
M23 rebels tightened their stranglehold over key trading routes to the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after taking more towns Monday and Tuesday, Congo’s army said.
Fighting reaches the outskirts of eastern Congo's largest city as rebels close in
Panic spread in Goma on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to the city in eastern Congo as they battle the Congolese army. Bombs were heard going off in the distant outskirts and hundreds of wounded civilians were brought in to the main hospital from nearby towns and villages.
A rebel group is advancing on eastern Congo's largest city and over 100,000 people have fled
The M23 rebel group’s advance toward eastern Congo’s largest city has displaced over 178,000 people in the past two weeks, the United Nations said, as the fighters closed in on Goma on the border with Rwanda.
Rebels Backed by Rwanda Close In on Major City in Congo
The last two towns before Goma, a provincial capital in Congo’s east, have just fallen to M23 rebels. They last captured the city in 2012.
Congo rebels seize eastern town on critical supply route
The M23 rebel group in Democratic Republic of Congo has seized the eastern town of Minova, a main supply route for the provincial capital Goma, a local governor and a rebel leader said on Tuesday as the army reported fighting on all fronts.
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Advancing M23 fighters in DR Congo aided by Rwanda backing, army weakness
The M23 armed group has seized further territory in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo and on Thursday was ...
Fear Abounds As M23 Fighters Close In On DR Congo's Goma
Luggage on their backs, they trudged all Wednesday morning along the road leading to downtown Goma, fleeing the advancing ...
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UNHCR Sounds Alarm on Escalating Violence in Eastern DRC: Over 237,000 Displaced in 2025 Amid Mounting Humanitarian Crisis
UNHCR is urging the international community to scale up its response to the DRC’s escalating crisis. In 2025, the agency ...
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Military escalation in eastern DRC after diplomatic deadlock
The Congolese army acknowledged on 21 January the advance of M23 rebels in South Kivu province. Backed by Rwanda’s army, the ...
Rights group accuses Congo's army and a rebel group of possible war crimes
Amnesty International has accused Congo’s army and a rebel group of bombing densely populated areas in attacks that “likely ...
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More than 100,000 people displaced in eastern Congo since the start of the year, UN says
M23 rebels captured the town of Masisi on Monday, leading to a mass exodus of people in the face of a new offensive by the ...
M23 Fighters Further Encircle Key DR Congo City Of Goma
The army acknowledged Tuesday a "breakthrough" by the M23 in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where the armed group ...
M23 rebels in eastern Congo seize a town on a key supply route to the provincial capital
GOMA, Congo (AP) — M23 rebels seized the town of Minova in eastern Congo, a key supply route for the provincial capital Goma, ...
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Masisi General Referral Hospital Hit By Gunfire Leaving Two MSF Staff Slightly Injured DRC [press release]
On Sunday 19 January, two Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) workers were slightly injured when a rocket hit the MSF garage next to the Masisi General Referral hospital in North Kivu province, Democratic ...