The capture of the city has cut off the supply of goods to North Kivu, an emerging market for East African Community (EAC) member states.
The M23 rebel group has declared the key city of Goma under its control, signalling a big blow to the Congolese army.
Kenya has announced a virtual crisis summit, but Congolese state media says President Felix Tshisekedi will not attend.
Goma is a lucrative hub because of its niche to valuable deposits of gold, coltan and tin which are minerals essential in the ...
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo were moving south on Wednesday ...
Speaking to BBC Newshour while being locked down in a UN bunker in the city, the deputy head of the UN force, Vivian van de ...
The latest fighting has intensified a humanitarian crisis, displacing more than 400,000 people since the start of the year, ...