"The WHO and its partners conducted an assessment with the government between the 26th and yesterday and reported that 700 people have been killed and 2,800 people injured. "Humanitarian organisations ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels have claimed control of eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in mineral wealth that remains ...

MONUSCO heavy artillery carried out fire missions against M23 positions in Sake and repositioned its forces to strategic ...

Clashes began between the Congolese military and M23 forces, backed by the Rwandan forces, who are attempting to advance in Goma city in DR ... English team leader and news writer Sally Shakkour ...

Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, early Monday ... the country is "in a war situation where the news is changing." Smoke billows from a UN armored ...

The M23 rebel group, which has taken control of large parts of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in recent years, now says it has captured the key city of Goma, the largest in the area, ...

Rwandan-backed rebels marched into eastern Congo’s largest city Goma yesterday, and the U.N. said they were supported by at least some regular Rwandan troops, in the worst escalation of a long ...

Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo ... of civilians and saying that the country is “in a war situation where the news is changing.” On Sunday, The UN Security Council held crisis talks ...

Others have chosen to stay in Goma. “If we’re going to die, it’s better to die here,” one person said. Want a quick and expert briefing on the biggest news stories? Listen to our latest ...

She previously worked on the UK Breaking News team, and spent eight years in Westminster as a UK political correspondent - a period which included the Scottish independence referendum, Brexit and ...

Five civilians had been killed and 25 seriously injured in the town of Gisenyi, just across the border from Goma, a Rwandan military spokesperson told the AFP news agency. The M23 group has taken ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Thousands fled the city of Goma on Monday as fighting raged between Congolese forces and rebels backed by neighboring Rwanda, who claimed to have captured eastern Congo’s ...