Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers. That's according to the soldier's families.

Mu itangazo, Human Rights Watch ivuga ko abaturage babarirwa mu bihumbi bahatiwe n'umutwe wa M23 kuva mu nkambi bari bahungiyemo kandi bakorewe ibyaha by'ubugome

UNICEF denounced the alarming rise in violence against children in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on Friday, expressing concern that thousands of minors have suffered sexual

Amategeko mpuzamakungu agenga n'imigwi igwanira mu buseruko bwa Congo, arabuza ko abasivire birukanwa aho bari kiretse ari ku mpamvu y'umutekano wabo canke za gisirikare.

The DRC illustrates how millions of people in fragile, violent and conflict-affected parts of the world are at risk of disaster.

Aid groups in Goma say their response to the city’s capture by M23 rebels and Rwandan troops late last month is being hampered by insecurity and funding cuts, as uncertainty also grows around how they will work under a new rebel administration.

After rumors of forced recruitment in Goma by the M23 rebel movement, parents rushed into schools to collect their children, while others ran for their lives. School officials and M23 authorities strongly denied allegations of forced recruitment.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday that about 1 million people have been displaced since the beginning of 2025 from Goma city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) seized by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels.

The crucial ferries were suspended for several days due to fierce fighting between the army and M23 rebels in the region.

Dozens of mpox patients being treated in hospital isolation units in Goma have fled for their lives as violence engulfs the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the WHO said Friday.

Idengo was renowned for his politically charged songs that criticized both the government and rebels. His latest track, Bunduki (Swahili for “weapon”), condemned the rebel occupation of Goma.

The Congolese army called on deserters to rejoin their units on Thursday, as rogue soldiers fired guns and looted parts of the eastern town of Lubero after fleeing nearby clashes with advancing Rwandan-backed rebels.