Jan 25 - Congolese troops pushed back an attempted overnight advance by Rwanda-backed rebels on the eastern city of Goma, two Congolese army sources said on Saturday, after the sound of nearby ...

Rwanda denies backing M23. On Monday, terrified residents of Goma shared videos of rebels in the city. M23 calls the advance a “liberation.” Some Congolese officers abandoned their vehicles ...

Many Congolese see the rebel advance as an invasion of their country by a foreign power in an attempt to seize land and Congo’s valuable rare minerals. By Ruth Maclean and Elian Peltier ...

Demonstrators attack foreign embassies in Congo’s capital to protest rebels' advance in the east Dozens of demonstrators have attacked several foreign embassies, including those of Rwanda ...

Panic engulfed Goma on Thursday as M23 rebels advanced steadily towards the city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, clashing with the national army. Explosions echoed from the outskirts ...

Alleged members of the Congolese military, Wazalendo militiamen, and other Congolese forces walk in line while being escorted by members of the M23 armed group in Goma on 28 January, 2025.

Thousands of displaced individuals have descended on the outskirts of Goma, fleeing the rapid advance of M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The rebel group has seized unprecedented ...

The M23 rebel group has advanced quickly toward Goma, eastern Congo’s largest city, in an offensive this month. On Tuesday, the group captured the town of Minova, a key supply route just 25 ...

Three United Nations peacekeepers were killed as they also fought with M23, and six more were injured the U.N. said, as the rebels close ... The M23 advance in eastern Congo has displaced more ...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Demonstrators attack several foreign embassies in Congo’s capital to protest rebels’ advance in the east.