The Associated Press on MSN19h
Congolese soldiers seen circulating in Bukavu as M23 rebel group advances into South Kivu
Trucks and cars full of Congolese soldiers carrying their weapons could be seen circulating in Bukavu, South Kivu province on Friday. It came as Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo claimed that they ...
Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo's second major city of Bukavu, residents say
Residents and business owners in eastern Congo’s second largest city are sitting in wait after a night of loud gunfire ...
Democratic Republic of Congo: What's happening and why are M23 rebels fighting?
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...
M23 rebels face Burundian forces in eastern Congo, heightening war fears
As Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo push south towards the city of Bukavu, they are likely to have to fight their way through thousands of troops from Burundi, ramping ...
Trial begins for 84 Congolese soldiers accused of murder, rape and other crimes against civilians
The trial of 84 Congolese soldiers accused of murder, rape and other crimes against civilians in the country’s ...
The Punch Newspapers10d
DR Congo soldiers, rebels’ clash death toll hits over 900
More than 900 people have been killed in the past two weeks amid intense fighting between M23 rebels and government forces in Goma, a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. According to ...
Congo M23 rebels seize two more towns as president seeks support abroad
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels fighting in eastern Congo seized two towns on their march towards a provincial capital, residents and the rebels said on Friday, as the president seeks international support ...
Greek Reporter9d
Hundreds of Women Raped and Burned to Death in Congo Jailbreak
According to the United Nations, hundreds of women were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in Goma, DR Congo.
More than 100 women raped and burned alive in DR Congo jailbreak, UN says
Hundreds of prisoners broke out of Munzenze prison last Monday, after fighters from the M23 rebel group began to take over ...
Daily Mail8d
Rwanda-backed rebels flout ceasefire by rampaging through Congo as death toll nears 3,000 including scores of female prisoners who were raped and burned alive with their ...
Rwandan-backed rebels appeared to violate a unilateral ceasefire they declared this week by rampaging through new parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo overnight. The M23 rebels launched a ...
Newsday14d
As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity
Residents listen to M23 rebel soldiers in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. Credit: AP/Moses Sawasawa M23 is more of a threat now because the group is trying to ...
The Associated Press on MSN14d
As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity
Democratic republic of the Congo, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) Residents listen to M23 rebel soldiers in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP ...