6 days ago · DAKAR, Senegal -- Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, ... On Friday, the governor of eastern Congo’s North Kivu province, where Goma is the provincial capital, died ...

3 days ago · Gunshots rang out across Goma overnight before dozens of rebels in military uniform early Monday morning marched into the capital of North Kivu province, which sits on the border with Rwanda. The Congolese government has not confirmed the fall of Goma, 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) east of capital Kinshasa, after severing ties with Rwanda on ...

6 days ago · DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the city of Goma, the government’s last stronghold in the region bordering Rwanda.. The offensive by the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group has stretched local hospitals to the limit, with hundreds of wounded coming in every day as civilians get caught ...

2 days ago · 2023-2024: M23, backed by Rwanda, gained control of large parts of the North Kivu region and mining areas. ... Elian Peltier is The Times’ West Africa correspondent, based in Dakar, Senegal.

3 days ago · Caleb Kabanda reported from Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Ruth Maclean from Dakar, Senegal. ... as M23 rebels have attacked new areas of North Kivu province, where Goma is, and South ...

1 day ago · In North and South Kivu, humanitarian access is now severely restricted due to widespread violence and insecurity, which have rendered many key routes impassable. Roads to critical areas such as ...

2 days ago · Fighting between Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23) in North and South Kivu has intensified since December 2024, causing massive displacement ...

6 days ago · Authorities say the governor of eastern Congo’s North Kivu province has died from injuries sustained in fighting on the front line as M23 rebels close in on Goma. ... Banchereau reported from Dakar, Senegal. Associated Press writer Christina Malkia in Kinshasa, Congo, contributed to this report.

Jan 24, 2025 · DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the city of Goma, the government’s last stronghold in the region bordering Rwanda. ... On Friday, the governor of eastern Congo’s North Kivu province, where Goma is the provincial capital, died of ...

6 days ago · UNHCR is gravely concerned about the safety and security of civilians and internally displaced people (IDPs) in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as conflict further intensifies across South and North Kivu Provinces. The number of people displaced has now surged to more than 400,000 this year alone, almost double the …