Mechanical diggers have spent days excavating the dark, volcanic earth of the city of Goma, preparing long trenches in which to bury the victims of one of the deadliest battles in decades in the ...

After the M23 militia advanced on Goma in eastern DRC, hospitals report they have now reached capacity. While the militia has unilaterally announced a ceasefire, observers remain skeptical.

Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations, after it was captured by rebels following days of fierce ...

Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo — "People were dying, people were being eliminated." More than a week since Goma was seized by the M23 armed group and Rwandan army, residents are still ...

Gunfire rang out across parts of Goma, the largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), hours after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels said they had seized it despite the United ...

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The BBC has not been able to verify the reports. Goma, a major city of more than a million people, was captured after the Rwanda-backed M23 executed a rapid advance through eastern DR Congo.

An elaborate road map detailing implementation measures including modalities of financing is set to be presented to the joint ministerial meeting within 30 days for consideration and approval. The ...

According to Uruguayan Army sources, two companies from the South American country were deployed in Rusayo, 17 km from Goma, in addition to guarding the UN Logistics Base housing civilians about ...

More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire to a prison in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a United ...