The M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo have said they will march on Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, on Monday, January 27, if government forces (FARDC) do not lay down their weapons. The ...

The Congolese government forces (FARDC), fighting alongside a coalition of other forces, recently intensified their battle against the March 23 Movement (M23) in the eastern DR Congo. In response ...

Date Posted: 28-Jan-2025 Key points Event: The M23 NSAG claimed to have captured Goma, the capital of North Kivu province and strategic hub for eastern DRC, on 26 January ...

Since the M23 rebels and Rwandan soldiers launched a large-scale offensive in the key eastern DRC city of Goma on 23 January, the Congolese army (FARDC) and its partners have struggled to halt their ...

UNHCR remains extremely concerned about the increased violence against civilians in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since 13 February, the so-called Democratic Forces for the Liberation ...

GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, February 24 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency expressed concern Tuesday about mounting violence against Congolese civilians in North Kivu province after some ...

On July 15, 1994, an unprecedented 250,000 Rwandan refugees crossed from Gisenyi (now Rubavu) into Goma, in what was then Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo--DRC).

In North and South Kivu, humanitarian access is now severely restricted due to widespread violence and insecurity, which have rendered many key routes impassable. Roads to critical areas such as ...

“They (the rebels) have seen their adventure come to a halt by the FARDC (Congolese security forces),” Guillaume Ndjike Kaiko, army spokesman in North Kivu, told reporters, listing other ...