The governor of DR Congo’s North Kivu Province ... “The Governor of North Kivu informs the population of Goma and surrounding areas that the gunfire heard last night was due to an attack ...

GOMA, Congo — The governor of eastern Congo’s North Kivu province has died from injuries sustained during fighting on the front line, a military spokesman said Friday, as M23 rebels closed in ...

Goma is the capital of Congo’s mineral-rich North Kivu region, a longtime tinderbox for ethnic violence and home to one of Africa’s most protracted conflicts. The city’s fall to the rebel ...

The Tutsi-led M23 rebels on Tuesday seized Goma, east Congo's largest city and the capital of North Kivu province, which is home to lucrative gold, coltan and tin mines. They then moved on towards ...

Thousands Uprooted as Congo M23 Rebels Near Goma in ... around 15 km (9 miles) from Goma, the lake-facing capital of North Kivu province. "We did not see the war coming upon us.