a Goma-based political player. The Kinshasa authorities accuse Rwanda, through the M23, of having “expansionist” ambitions and plundering the country’s natural resources, including certain ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels captured a key eastern Congo city a month ago Friday. Residents in Goma, which was once a critical trade and humanitarian hub, say they are struggling on ...

A village near the boundary of Virunga National Park, north of Goma in the eastern DRC. Image by John Cannon/Mongabay. “The criminal laundering of the DRC’s natural resources smuggled out of ...

Women recall being raped in prison in DR Congo, as chaos broke out after rebels advanced on Goma city. As M23 rebels entered Goma and the city was plunged into chaos, female prisoners were ...

Mechanical diggers have spent days excavating the dark, volcanic earth of the city of Goma, preparing long trenches in which to bury the victims of one of the deadliest battles in decades in the ...