M23 fighters in the back of a pickup truck in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, in January, after taking control of the city.Credit...Guerchom Ndebo for The New York Times The M23 militia is ...

Tens of thousands have escaped Bukavu and nearby areas for Burundi, while uprooted people who were living in Goma having fled an M23 offensive elsewhere are now returning to devastated areas.

The Kanyaruchinya, Lushagala, and Bujari refugee camps on Goma-Rutshuru Road in eastern Goma, which sheltered hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the conflict for over three years, are now empty.

Two months after the M23 rebels took control of Goma, the city is grappling with an unprecedented financial crisis. The banks have shut down as a security precaution due to ongoing conflicts ...

Goma market (Democratic Republic of Congo), on March 4, 2025. REUTERS Under normal circumstances, Goma's Birere market is a hive of activity, with hundreds of stalls packed with produce from North ...

Xanthan gum is a food additive used as a thickener or stabilizer. While it has health benefits, consuming too much may cause digestive issues. Surprisingly, wallpaper glue and salad dressing have ...

When he heard that Freddy had been shot - by M23 rebels he was told - he and others rushed to the scene in Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. "When we arrived, we found Freddy still ...

In parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), communities are gearing up for war or fleeing to safety amid the advance of M23 rebels, who captured the key eastern cities of Goma and ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Mpox scars are seen on the hands of Bintu Biringingwa, at the Miti Murhesa hospital, some 25kms from Bukavu ...

M23 rebels sit on a truck during the escort of captured FDLR members (not pictured) to Rwanda for repatriation, at the Goma-Gisenyi Grande Barrier border crossing, March 1, 2025. PHOTO/ REUTERS ...

Fighting between M23 rebels and pro-Congo militias was underway on Sunday in Nyabiondo, about 100 km (62 miles) north of Goma in eastern Congo, residents said, days after a nearby attack left a heavy ...

With prayers at home and a muted breaking of the fast, the holy month of Ramadan is different this year for Muslims in Goma. The city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was captured in ...