Rwanda-backed rebels have claimed control of eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions ...

In Goma, a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where war has redrawn borders and scattered families, ...

Thabo Makwakwa WHAT was meant to be a straightforward troop withdrawal from Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo has instead exposed a dangerous, unfolding crisis that highlights the potential ...

The group's first major advance was at the end of January with the taking of Goma – a city in North Kivu province that is home to more than a million people. Sitting on the border with Rwanda ...

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Women recall being raped in prison in DR Congo, as chaos broke out after rebels advanced on Goma city. As M23 rebels entered Goma and the city was plunged into chaos, female prisoners were ...

Congolese authorities have accused Rwanda's army and the M23 rebel group it backs of murdering dozens, kidnapping thousands more and committing rape, torture and looting in the war-torn country's east ...