Congo has rejected Kenya’s appointment of a consul general in Goma, accusing Nairobi of breaching international law and ...

The Congolese government has rejected Kenya’s appointment of a consul general to Goma, citing a violation of international law.

The DRC's State Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner confirmed she held talks on August 16, 2025, with Kenya's Foreign Affairs ...

A basketball academy that offers young people a lifeline and a chance to dream is hanging on in the Congolese city of Goma, ...

The Rwanda-backed group is trying to build an administration that wins public support, but civilians report ongoing abuses.

Kinshasa said the appointment amounted to disrespect for the country’s territorial integrity and could appear to legitimise the M23’s occupation of the eastern city.

In Goma, anger was directed at MONUSCO, as the 25-year-old U.N. peacekeeping force is known. “They have betrayed the Congolese people,” said Patrick Amani, a motorcycle taxi driver.

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to claim more territory in one of the world's most mineral-rich territories.

It really terrified me,” he said. A week after Goma’s capture, with M23 now fully in charge, electricity and internet connections, which had been cut off for days, returned to most of the city.

Since 2021, Congo’s government and allied forces, including the 14,000-strong UN mission have been keeping M23 away from Goma. Back in 2012, the M23 seized Goma but retreated following ...

Goma, a key hub in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, fell to the M23 rebels and Rwandan forces earlier this week after days of fierce street combat with Congolese forces in the city of over 2 ...

The fall of Goma was followed by M23’s rapid advance into new territory. In February, it captured Bukavu, the largest city in nearby South Kivu province, securing the the full length of Rwanda ...