M23 rebels sit on a truck during the escort of captured FDLR members (not pictured) to Rwanda for repatriation, at the Goma-Gisenyi Grande Barrier border crossing, March 1, 2025. PHOTO/ REUTERS ...

Two months after the M23 rebels took control of Goma, the city is grappling with an unprecedented financial crisis. The banks have shut down as a security precaution due to ongoing conflicts, ...

Goma, which fell to M23 fighters and the Rwandan military last week, has become a symbol of the conflict that has ripped apart the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo over three decades.

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Young Congolese boys, who arrived as refugees fleeing ongoing clashes in eastern ...

ON one side of the lake, lovers glide on canoes, friends ride jet skis and families pose for pictures in the hazy sunset. On the other side, some 3km away, dead bodies are washed ashore while ...