With international pressure mounting for an end to the battle for Goma, Kenya announced on Sunday that DRC's President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda's President Paul Kagame had agreed to attend a ...

Smoke rises over Goma, Congo, Jan. 27, 2025, as M23 rebels make their way to the center of the town. For years, Congo has repeatedly accused Rwanda of backing the M23 rebels — an accusation ...

Two staff members at Kenya’s embassy in DR Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, had to escape and seek refuge elsewhere as protesters targeted the building earlier today, Kenya’s government has said.

The announcement comes as M23 rebels tightened their control over Goma city, seizing its airport. ... At least 11 dead in Kenya protests as central Nairobi sealed off. 3 days ago.

Rwanda-backed M23 strengthens its control over DRC’s Goma. Kenya has announced a virtual crisis summit, but Congolese state media says President Felix Tshisekedi will not attend.

Gunfire rang out Monday across parts of Goma, the largest city in eastern Congo, hours after Rwanda-backed rebels said they had seized the city. ... Kenya’s President William Ruto, ...

Jambojet, Kenya's budget airline, has suspended flights between Nairobi and Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), due to escalating conflict and the closure of Goma's airspace.

Nairobi, Kenya — Amid fighting between M23 rebels and government forces in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, some organizations are relocating staff because they no longer feel safe.

Residents of the besieged city of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, say they are gripped by fear as gunshots continue to ring out around their homes, days after rebel forces ...

Looters ransacked the embassy of Kenya. Goma is an important hub for people displaced by fighting elsewhere in eastern Congo and aid groups seeking to assist them.

Goma was briefly occupied at the end of 2012 by the M23, or March 23 Movement, but the group withdrew after a deal. It was militarily defeated by DRC forces and the UN in 2013 but regrouped ...

Goma was briefly occupied at the end of 2012 by the M23, or March 23 Movement, but the group withdrew after a deal. It was militarily defeated by DRC forces and the UN in 2013 but regrouped ...