Nation5h
Congo crisis: Violence leaves a trail of trauma
The war has worsened conditions for civilians as the M23 rebel group has seized more territory in eastern DRC.
Africanews on MSN6d
Eid al-Fitr in Goma: A call for unity and peace
Thousands of worshippers gathered in Goma to celebrate Eid al-Fitr and called for peace amid the conflict in DRC ...
Goma’s once vibrant music scene muted since M23 takeover in Congo
Inside the Goma Cultural Center in Congo, dozens of guitars once used to teach Goma’s youth hang silently on the wall.
Rebels agree to a ceasefire with African coalition troops departing from eastern Congo
M23 rebels in control of key areas of eastern Congo have agreed to a ceasefire with African coalition peacekeepers who ...
The Straits Times15d
Congo rebels dismiss ceasefire calls, capture strategic town
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo ... genocide and competition for mineral riches, is eastern Congo's worst since a 1998-2003 war that drew in multiple neighbouring countries and resulted ...
The Hamilton Spectator15d
Rwanda-backed rebels push into a mineral-rich town in Congo despite ceasefire calls
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed M23 rebels battling Congo’s army captured another strategic town in the country’s mineral-rich east, residents and insurgents said Thursday, despite ...
The Hill16d
Rwanda-backed rebels enter mineral-rich town in Congo, defying ceasefire calls
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed M23 rebels entered the strategic town of Walikale in eastern Congo late Wednesday, according to residents and civil society leaders, a day after the Congolese ...