Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the city of Goma, the government’s last stronghold in the North Kivu province,

Authorities say the governor of eastern Congo’s North Kivu province has died from injuries sustained in fighting on the front line as M23 rebels close in on Goma.

Civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are at increasing risk as the abusive M23 armed group, supported by the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), approaches Goma, the capital of North Kivu province.

The Democratic Republic of Congo's president has cut short his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos as a deadly conflict escalates back home. Fighting has intensified in DR Congo's eastern region since the start of the year, with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seizing control of more territory than ever.

As fighting between M23 rebels and the Congolese armed forces intensifies, Western governments have urged their citizens to leave the main city of Goma.

Fighting between M23 rebels and Democratic Republic of Congo’s army intensified on Friday with the militia threatening to take the trading hub of Goma and the United Nations warning of a regional war.

It is vital, and long overdue, for peace to take root in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the benefit of its people and the region,' says UNHCR spokesperson - Anadolu Ajansı

The military governor of Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province has died from gunshot wounds suffered on the front line during an offensive by M23 rebels, a government source and a U.N. report said on Friday.

Jan 22 (EFE/EPA) – The NGO Save the Children reported on Wednesday that nearly 120,000 children have been forced to flee their homes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since the beginning of 2025 due to a surge in fighting between the army and rebel groups.

"Africa can expect substantial changes from the United States over the next four years," Rama Yade, director of the Atlantic Council's Africa Center, wrote in a pre-Inauguration analysis. While Donald Trump in his first term pursued an "America first" foreign policy,

A leading bishop in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says the situation in the conflict-hit eastern part of the country is “catastrophic.”