During the Goma jailbreak, several women were assaulted by male inmates, while the majority perished when the prisoners set ...

The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first ...

By David Lewis and Sonia Rolley NAIROBI (Reuters) - As Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo push ...

Footage from the Congo jailbreak showed prisoners fleeing as smoke billowed in the background, with heavy gunfire ringing out.

The Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 is battling Congolese government forces in Congo's key city of Goma, causing the ...

At least 10 prisoners were killed while escaping from Goma's Munzene central prison by setting fire, UN-backed Radio Okapi ...

Rwandan-backed rebels are gaining ground in eastern Congo despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week ...

M23 rebels claim they now control the Congolese city of Goma—an act Congo's government described as a 'declaration of war.' ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) M23 rebels escort government soldiers and police who surrendered to an undisclosed location in Goma ...

Residents listen to M23 rebel soldiers in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. Credit: AP/Moses Sawasawa M23 is more of a threat now because the group is trying to ...

Burundi has had soldiers in eastern Congo for years, initially to hunt down Burundian rebels there but, more recently, supporting Kinshasa's army in battles against M23. Any showdown over Bukavu ...