They poured out of the countryside and into the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s east. M23 rebels, backed by Congo’s neighbor Rwanda, were attacking. Goma was under siege.

Sky’s Yousra Elbagir reports from Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, where "hundreds of mercenaries" are sent to Rwanda by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels.

This handout picture released on January 26, 2025, by the Uruguayan Army shows soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) reportedly handing over their weapons to ...

Ethnic Tutsi-led M23 rebels enter city of Goma Fighting continues amid conflicting claims about M23 advance Congo and UN accuse Rwanda of sending troops into Goma Conflict stems from Rwanda ...

There was gunfire Tuesday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma, as the United Nations warned of a worrying humanitarian situation amid clashes between Congolese soldiers and ...

(OSV News) — Amid tragic escalation of violence in Congo, Bishop Willy Ngumbi Ngengele of Goma has assured the people of the church’s closeness and compassion, as rebels entered the eastern city of ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People displaced by the fighting with M23 rebels make their way to the center of Goma, Democratic Republic ...

The M23 militia, funded and directed by Rwanda, said it had seized the city of Goma, terrifying its people, many of whom sought shelter there after fleeing the rebel advance. By Caleb Kabanda and ...

An armed group backed by Rwandan troops took control of the airport in the besieged DR Congo city of Goma on Tuesday, a security source said, dealing a major blow to Congolese forces and putting the ...

The capture of the strategic city of Goma by the M23 armed group—allegedly backed by Rwanda, according to the United States—marks a major escalation in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of ...

Residents of the besieged city of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, say they are gripped by fear as gunshots continue to ring out around their homes, days after rebel forces ...