The DRC, with its vast territory and abundant mineral wealth has become a key battleground for external powers whose interests in the country’s resources have exacerbated internal strife.

Despite being the second-largest country in Africa and rich in natural resources like oil, diamonds, gold and cobalt (which is used to make our smartphones), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ... seen ...

Rebels in eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, began a ceasefire on Tuesday and people rushed to bury some 2,000 victims of ...

Over 770 bodies in Goma hospital morgues, more on the street Displaced people leave Goma camps as daily life slowly resumes Congo army retakes villages from M23 rebels in Kalehe Burundian troops ...

Once crowded with white makeshift huts, the huge Kanyaruchinya camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Goma, in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, looked eerily empty Sunday.

More than 700 people have been killed in fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo ... Goma following a recent offensive by rebels who seized the eastern city. More bodies were lying in the ...

GOMA, Congo — At least 773 people were killed in eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels who captured the city in a major ...

A glimpse of life after the siege in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, as some semblance of a tenuous peace returns, as does the fear of reprisals.

GOMA, Congo — Hundreds of wounded people have poured into overcrowded hospitals in Goma, a major city in eastern Congo, as fighting rages on between government forces and the Rwanda-backed ...

Supported by By Caleb Kabanda and Ruth Maclean Caleb Kabanda and Guerchom Ndebo reported from Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Ruth Maclean from Dakar, Senegal. Feb. 1, 2025 After a week of ...

Morgues are over-filled and more bodies are lying on the street, the ministry said ... The Tutsi-led M23 rebels on Tuesday seized Goma, east Congo's largest city and the capital of North Kivu ...