The Africa Report1d
Eastern DRC: The impossible death toll of the battle for Goma
More than a month after rebels captured Goma, the capital of DRC’s North Kivu province, humanitarian workers dispute the UN’s ...
Inside the DRC's rebel-held areas: 'I don't know if there's peace, but at least there are no more bombs'
The advance of the AFC-M23 rebels in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has turned the lives of the local ...
Fighting in the DRC sparks a surge of sexual violence
UNICEF recorded nearly 600 cases of rape in the week following the fall of Goma, in the east of the country, at the end of ...
World Vision International9d
Goma Under Siege
Frank, a World Vision staff member, lost two family members—Laurianne and Jean-Pierre—when the M23 siege on Goma turned their ...
Chatham House22d
Members’ Question Time: DRC - What does the fall of Goma mean for regional and continental stability?
The M23’s capture of Goma marked a significant turning point in the decades-long conflict in eastern DRC, with repercussions across the continent. At least seven African national armies are currently ...
I experienced the fall of Goma. I had to leave my Congolese colleagues in a critical situation
A professor of global health was in Kivu when the fighting began to rage. She recounts what she and her colleagues ...
Al Jazeera English28d
As the DRC battles Rwanda-backed M23, what’s needed to stop the fighting?
Last month’s battle for Goma was the second ... Regional Summit at the State House in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, on February 8, 2025 [Ericky Boniphace/ AFP] The DRC cut ties with Rwanda after ...
Widespread killing, rape, disease and war make Democratic Republic of Congo hell on earth
Fighting by Islamic State and other terrorist groups over minerals and power has led to widespread killings and rape in the ...
Washington Examiner26d
Why is war breaking out in the Congo?
The rebels seized Goma, the largest city in the eastern DRC, and currently possess the ... a consulting fellow at the United Kingdom think tank Chatham House, told the Financial Times that Kagame ...
CNN26d
Rebels seen in center of key DR Congo city after claiming takeover
“I have not yet seen any government soldiers because downstairs from my house is where they ... Fighting in Goma between the rebels and DRC’s military left more than 3,000 people dead ...