Critical minerals factor into the fight.

Members of the Congolese Red Cross collect bodies of alleged members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) in Goma, Congo, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 ...

The scene is the result of the invasion of Goma on January 27th by M23, an armed group under the control of Rwanda, Congo’s neighbour, which abuts the city. Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has ...

A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...

Rwanda-backed rebels claimed on Monday they captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing ...

The United Nations says Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma including its ...

It remained unclear how much of Goma is controlled by the rebels, who marched into eastern Congo’s strategic city early ...

Gunfire rang out across Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday as M23 rebels and Rwandan forces were spotted ...

The largest city in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo ... the map of the region—and, in doing so, risk another catastrophic African war. The origins of events in Goma go back decades.

"The capture of Minova isolates Goma a little more and opens the way to the capture of other localities ... important trade ...

The M23 rebel group has made significant territorial gains along the border with Rwanda in recent weeks, closing in on Goma, ...