Laden with just the possessions they can carry, thousands of displaced people have reached the outskirts of the city of Goma ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — 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 ...

North Kivu residents flee M23 advances The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is facing turmoil as the M23 rebel group seizes territory, including the strategic town of Sake, 20 kilometers from Goma ...

Panic spread in Goma, the capital of DR Congo's North Kivu Province, on Thursday, January 23, with M23 rebels reportedly planning to march on the key city after recently gaining more ground against ...

An aerial view shows the Bulengo displaced persons camp, near Goma, North-Kivu province, on January 15, 2025. Fighting between the Congolese army and M23 fighters has caused a massive new wave of ...

A boy stands amongst people from the Masisi territory in a temporary hangar at the Bulengo displaced persons camp, near Goma, North-Kivu province, on January 15, 2025. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha ...

Kinshasa (AFP) – More than 230,000 people have fled surging violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo since the start of the year, the United Nations said Friday, labelling it one of the ...

North Kivu is facing a humanitarian crisis on an unprecedented scale ... The displaced camps around the city of Goma are overwhelmed by the influx of displaced people, underscoring the urgent need for ...

“In the first half of 2024 alone, more than 150 attacks with explosive weapons were carried out, resulting in the death of at least 100 civilians and the injury of some 200 others. We call on both ...