which has captured eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's two largest cities and stoked fears of a wider war. A statement from a military spokesperson for operations in North Kivu province ordered ...

A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...

Islamic State-linked rebels have killed at least nine villagers in an attack in Congo's conflict-battered east.

More than a month after rebels captured Goma, the capital of DRC’s North Kivu province, humanitarian workers dispute the UN’s ...

the capital of North Kivu and the main city in the country's east, late last month. The seizure of Bukavu and Goma gives the group a major foothold in the region. After taking the two cities, the M23 ...

The rapid advance into Bukavu comes less than three weeks after the rebels claimed the takeover of Goma, the largest city and capital of the neighboring North Kivu province on January 27.

In January and February 2025, Goma, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, and Bukavu, the second-largest city in the country, fell to the rebel armed group M23 ...

Vast mineral wealth South of Bunia, M23 rebels now control Goma, the capital of North Kivu province and the largest city in eastern Congo. The rebels over the weekend also seized Bukavu ...

which has captured eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's two largest cities and stoked fears of a wider war. A statement from a military spokesperson for operations in North Kivu province ordered ...