Weeks after signing a peace deal with Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached an accord with M23 rebels ...

The fighting is concentrated in Kibumba, around 25 kilometers (15 miles) north of Goma, and around Sake, to the west. More than 178,000 people have fled M23 advance in the last two weeks.

Rwanda-backed M23 fighters took control of Kavumu airport, a major military base and the largest airport in South Kivu. The airport is 40 km north of Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern Congo.

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In North Kivu, partners report that more than 110,000 people have left displacement sites in Goma and started to move to villages in the Masisi, Rutshuru and Nyiragongo territories.

But in late 2021 the rebels launched another campaign and swiftly seized control of swathes of territory in North Kivu province, which borders Rwanda. The M23 says that it is fighting to protect ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — The governor of eastern Congo’s North Kivu province has died from injuries sustained during fighting on the front line, a military spokesman said Friday, as M23 rebels ...

Authorities say the governor of eastern Congo's North Kivu province has died from injuries sustained in fighting on the front line as M23 rebels close in on Goma.