GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claimed to have begun a withdrawal from the city of Uvira in eastern Congo late Wednesday night, according the leader of the rebel group and local authorities.

FILE - Former members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and police officers who allegedly surrendered to M23 rebels arrive in Goma, Congo, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP ...

GOMA, Congo -- Rwanda-backed rebels captured a key eastern Congo city just over a month ago. Residents in Goma, which was once a critical trade and humanitarian hub, say they are struggling on various ...

Hundreds of thousands of people poured into the streets of Goma on Monday, December 22, protesting the decision by the AFC/M23 rebel movement to withdraw from Uvira, a town in South Kivu.

Paul Kagame has gone from being considered a paragon of African leadership to a much-criticised dictator - Anadolu via Getty For months, the city of Goma held its breath. Since late 2024, its ...

Designers from eastern Congo, Rwanda and Uganda among other countries gathered in Goma this weekend for the fourth edition of ...

More than 400 civilians have been killed since the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group escalated its offensive in the South Kivu province in eastern Congo, regional officials said, adding that Rwandan ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels captured a key eastern Congo city a month ago Friday. Residents in Goma, which was once a critical trade and humanitarian hub, say they are struggling on ...

Update: Human Rights Watch has been alerted to concerns that a phone number commonly used by Human Rights Watch and others to reach the AFC spokesperson, Lawrence Kanyuka, may not belong to him. On ...

Residents carry their belongings on a truck as they flee from Kibati, where fighting has intensified, towards the city of Goma on January 26, 2025. The M23 armed group has seized further territory in ...

GOMA, Congo — Congo and Rwanda have submitted a draft peace proposal as part of a U.S.-led process that could end fighting in resource-rich eastern Congo, a U.S. official said Monday. U.S. President ...

When I spent a few days with the M23 rebels of eastern Congo in August, they were clear that their April mutiny against the Congolese army and seizure of territory along the Rwandan and Ugandan ...