Panic engulfed Goma on Thursday as M23 rebels advanced steadily towards the city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, clashing with the national army. Explosions echoed from the outskirts ...

The M23 rebels have been making advances in recent weeks, closing in on Goma, which is home to around 2 million people and a regional hub for security and humanitarian efforts.

GOMA, Congo -- Panic spread in Goma on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to the city in eastern Congo as they battle the Congolese army. Bombs were heard going off in the distant ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Panic spread in eastern Congo’s main city on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to Goma and seizing a nearby town as they battle the Congolese army.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Panic spread in Goma on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to the city in eastern Democratic ...

The M23 briefly managed to take over Goma in 2012, prompting international donors to cut aid to Rwanda. Even then the rebels did not hold as much ground as they do now.

Mariam Nasibu stands by her 10-year-old daughter Deborah, who was wounded in the fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese armed forces, in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thursday ...

GOMA, Congo — (AP) — Panic spread in eastern Congo's main city on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to Goma and seizing a nearby town as they battle the Congolese army. Bombs were ...