In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it’s back-to-school season. But in Goma, a city of over two million people, war is looming. Under the control of the M23 rebels, the city is suffocating, ...

As light rain fell in Goma on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, all was quiet in the slum neighborhood of Birere. The streets, once bustling with retailers, motorcycle taxis, Chukudus (two-wheeled handmade ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — One year after M23 militants stormed into Goma, the rebel group still controls the main city in eastern Congo and is tightening its grip. The scars from the fighting between the ...

January 2025 is deeply etched in the collective memory of Goma residents. Late that month, the capital of the eastern Congolese province of North Kivu fell to the AFC-M23 rebel alliance after heavy ...