The DRC. The M23 rebel group entered the outskirts of Bukavu, a city of 1.3 million in eastern DRC, in mid-February 2025.This happened two weeks after Goma, another city in the region, came under ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to claim more territory in one of the world's most mineral-rich territories.

For the first time since rebel forces took control of Goma, the head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo, ...

Reuters. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A member of the M23 rebel group stands guard at Congo's Central Bank, which has been closed since Goma was taken by M23 rebels, where all banks have closed, in ...

M23 rebels stand in position at the Grande Barrier border amid clashes with the Congolese army, at the border crossing point at Gisenyi, Rubavu district, Rwanda, on January 29, ...

The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first rebellion in 2012. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.

The M23 rebel group has captured another large city in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It's not clear where the Rwandan-backed rebels will stop, ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to claim more territory in one of the world's most mineral-rich territories.

The M23 rebel group launched an offensive to seize Goma several weeks ago, taking areas closest to the border with Rwanda, which is widely believed to support M23 — something the Kigali ...

The head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo met with leaders of the rebel group M23 on Friday in Goma, in her first ...

But the rebels apparently had it much easier in Bukavu, 100 kilometres south of Goma, where residents reported Congolese forces fleeing as M23 fighters marched into the city with little resistance.

M23 rebels said they have advanced into Goma, a large city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Hundreds of thousands of residents have been displaced.