GOMA, Congo — M23 rebels seized the town of Minova in eastern Congo, a key supply route for the provincial capital Goma, authorities said Tuesday, leading to a mass exodus of people in the face of a ...

NZULO, Congo (AP) — The M23 rebel group's advance toward eastern Congo's largest city has displaced over 178,000 people in the past two weeks, the United Nations said, as the fighters closed in on ...

UNITED NATIONS – Congolese troops fleeing the M23 rebels last November raped at least 97 women and 33 girls, some as young as 6, a U.N. report released Wednesday said. The U.S. Africa Command trained ...

Thousands Uprooted as Congo M23 Rebels Near Goma in Major Advance By Sonia Rolley (Reuters) - Laden with just the possessions they can carry, thousands of displaced people have reached the outskirts ...

Residents check the damages caused by lava from the overnight eruption of Mount Nyiragongo, seen in background, in Buhene, on the outskirts of Goma, Congo on May 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Justin Kabumba, ...

"Good riddance' is all Bahati, a middle-aged farmer in Minova, said when asked about the defeat of Burundian and Congolese troops by the M23 in this lakeside locality, a gateway to the South Kivu ...

GOMA, Congo — A Congolese governor says at least 78 people died when an overcrowded boat with 278 passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday. Jean-Jacques Purusi, governor of the ...

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FILE - M23 rebels stand with their weapons in Kibumba, in the eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File) GOMA, Congo (AP) — M23 rebels seized the town of ...