Goma natives Justin Kabumba and Moses Sawasawa brought their deeply personal expertise to bear when Rwandan-backed M23 rebels began their push toward the eastern Congo city of Goma. Sensing a larger ...

He lived in Goma when it was rocked by wars in the late 1990s into the early 2000s, ... The political landscape is the same since the '60s up to now." ...

Congolese Journalists Navigate a Thorny Landscape of Factions “Despite practicing self-censorship, we are still under a lot of pressure.” March 3, 2025 By Nalova Akua. Bullet casings lay in the street ...

Rwandan-backed rebels declare they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma, as their troops continue to claim more territory in the mineral rich region.

For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much uncertainty. Rwanda-backed rebels took control of Goma, a city on Lake Kivu ...

A solar minigrid in a Goma neighborhood where almost everyone lacked access to electricity just five years ago is offering a flicker of hope despite widespread poverty and the city’s violent ...

Rwanda-backed rebels seize control of Congo’s Goma after violent clashes. After a lightning offensive, M23 rebels now control Goma, a large city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

R wandan-backed M23 rebel forces said on Sunday they would occupy Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, at 3am local time, telling government forces to lay down their arms.

Rebels in eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, began a ceasefire on Tuesday and people rushed to bury some 2,000 victims of last week's battles for the city as they feared the spread of disease.

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 ...