Congo, M23 rebellion and Goma

Rwandan-backed rebels have seized another city in eastern Congo
Rwandan-backed rebels are gaining ground in eastern Congo despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week.
Unilateral ceasefire declared by rebels who seized eastern Congo city of Goma
The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major city in eastern Congo have declared a unilateral ceasefire, citing humanitarian grounds. But, there was no sign of them giving up control of Goma at the heart of a region home to trillions of dollars in mineral wealth.
As Goma ceasefire largely holds, Congo rushes to bury bodies from rebel offensive
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.
UN says the death toll in fighting in the eastern Congo city of Goma is at least 900
The U.N. health agency says that fighting last week between Congolese government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels in the major eastern city of Goma left at least 900 people dead, raising the previously
Rwanda-Backed Rebels in Congo Say They Will Begin a Ceasefire
M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo said they would begin a unilateral ceasefire on Tuesday as the Group of Seven nations demanded that the Rwanda-backed militia halt an offensive that has shaken the eastern part of the country.
A rush to bury Goma's dead after Congo rebels declare truce
February 4, 2025. Congo's communication minister says 2,000 bodies need to be buried after rebels last week ca
Congo city rushes to bury many bodies after M23 rebels attack
Over 2,000 bodies bow require burial in Goma after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took over the Democratic of Congo city, inflaming a decade-old conflict and humanitarian crisis. Congo’s communications minister Patrick Muyaya on Tuesday confirmed the mass burial,
Congo calls rebels' ceasefire declaration 'false communication' as reports of fighting continue
Congo's government on Tuesday described the unilateral ceasefire declared by Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo as “false ...
What’s behind the strange rash of ’dinosaur’ sightings in the Congo?
For centuries, locals have told stories of mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature said to lurk in the Congo Basin. But as ...
Eastern Congo rebel alliance declares ceasefire starting on Feb. 4
The Eastern Congo rebel alliance that includes the M23 has declared a ceasefire for humanitarian reasons starting on Feb. 4, ...
Congo's Displaced Fear Violence, Rape if They Return Home
LAC VERT, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Widow Francine Nsengiyumva and her three children have little to eat and ...
Hospitals in eastern Congo are crowded with wounded and exhausting their supplies
Hundreds of wounded people have poured into overcrowded hospitals in Goma after Rwanda-backed rebels captured the major city ...
Rebels declare ceasefire in DR Congo for 'humanitarian reasons'
The alliance of rebel groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have declared a humanitarian ceasefire starting on ...
A Conflict in Congo
Critical minerals factor into the fight.
Uganda sends 1,000 more soldiers to east Congo near M23 conflict, sources say
Uganda has deployed more than 1,000 extra soldiers into east Congo in the last week near an area where the Kinshasa ...
'People are afraid': BBC visits DR Congo city under rebel control
The M23 captured Goma, a city of nearly two million people, last week after a lightning advance in DR Congo's eastern region.