Goma Stories
Reports indicate that the M23 has expanded its control of mining sites in the region thereby increasing its monthly taxes.
Britain said it would also coordinate with partners on potential new sanctions and suspend future defence training assistance to Rwanda.
The United Nations has warned of surging child recruitment, abductions, killings and sexual violence as the rebels, known as M23, press on after seizi...
The other facilitators are Nigeria's former president Olusegun Obasanjo and Ethiopia's former Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.
A passenger boat from Bukavu to Goma left on Tuesday morning, operator Lweni Ndale said, adding it was the first he had sent since late January, short...
The Congolese army confirmed that M23 fighters had taken control of Kavumu airport, north of Bukavu, and that Congolese troops had pulled back with th...
African Union analyst Emmanuel Bensah told DW from Accra, Ghana, that it is crucial that African leaders attending the summit in Addis present concret...
Some displaced individuals reported receiving evacuation orders, while others claimed they had been advised against leaving. Many, having endured year...
It dismissed claims that the city had been taken over by 150 armed groups, stating instead that “Goma and its surrounding areas have been liberated an...
Heavy shelling was reported along the frontline on Tuesday morning, rebel, military and local sources told Reuters.
Addressing allegations of atrocities at Munzenze Central Prison, M23 distanced itself from the incident, claiming the violence occurred before its for...
Dozens of countries at the meeting condemned rights violations in Congo including several African states. Washington, formerly a vocal council member,...
President Kagame dismissed the idea of holding more meetings without concrete action.
The closure has severely disrupted the delivery of food, water, and medical aid for up to two million people.
The DRC also seeks reparations, the withdrawal of Rwandan troops, and an end to Rwanda’s alleged support for M23.
Medical facilities are struggling to cope with the influx of casualties.
UN reports indicate that Goma, the provincial capital, is effectively under siege, with exit routes blocked and its airport shut down indefinitely.
A comprehensive report on the status of the process has since been submitted to the African Union, EAC and the SADC secretariats ahead of their joint...
The move confirms M23's decision to take over the mineral-rich North Kivu following years of similar attempts.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that nearly all displacement camps along the Kanyaruchinya axis...
