South Africa, Malawi and Uruguay on Saturday announced that soldiers from their respective armies were killed as they battled ...

M23 has made significant territorial gains in recent weeks, encircling Goma, which has around two million people and is a ...

Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the ...

For several weeks, clashes between the M23 and Congolese armed forces (FARDC) have intensified. Hospitals have seen an influx of patients, and since the beginning of January, more than 230,000 ...

M23 has been making significant advances in eastern Congo in recent weeks. The rebels captured the key mining town of Masisi in North Kivu earlier this month, another key supply route for Goma.

The advance marks a turning point for the M23 since it launched a fresh insurgency into Congo's mineral-rich east in March 2022, analysts say. They never managed to gain this much ground during ...

The M23 rebels have seized an eastern town in Congo amid intense clashes that have displaced nearly 250,000 people beginning earlier this month. Videos on social media showed members of the rebel ...

M23 rebels seize Minova, key supply route to Goma Congo, UN accuse Rwanda of backing M23 rebels Latest fighting displaces over 178,000 people, NGOs suspend activities GOMA, Democratic Republic of ...

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Democratic Republic of Congo’s M23 rebels have seized the eastern town of Minova, a main supply route for the provincial capital Goma, a rebel spokesperson and the provincial governor said on ...

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 ...