The besieged Congolese city of Goma was rocked by heavy artillery fire on Monday as France warned the regional capital was on the brink of falling to militia fighters and Rwandan troops.

M23 militia fighters, alongside Rwandan troops, are pushing into the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, capital of the mineral-rich North Kivu province.

France's foreign minister on Monday said an offensive by Rwanda-backed armed group M23 on the Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma "must stop". "As Goma prepares to fall, France expresses its ...

“As Goma prepares to fall, France expresses its solidarity with the Democratic Republic of Congo and its territorial integrity,” he said. The Tutsi-led rebels have claimed they have "liberated ...

A page has turned in Franco-Ivorian military relations, as France hands over the keys to its sole military base in Côte ...

Goma, a city of 1 million which was already home to an estimated ... protesters in the capital Kinshasa attacked the embassies of numerous nations. Rwanda, France, Belgium, the United States, Kenya, ...

The M23 movement, supported by some 4,000 Rwandan soldiers, according to U.N. experts, now controls large tracts of troubled ...

The United Nations said on January 28 that food assistance in and around Goma had been "paused" and voiced concern over food shortages. France 24's Angela Diffley tells us more. Michigan ...

Feb 4 (Reuters) - Rebels in eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, began a ceasefire on Tuesday and people rushed to bury some 2,000 victims of last week's battles for the city as they feared the ...

Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations, after it was captured by rebels following days of fierce ...

Volunteers buried those who died during a week of clashes in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.Credit... Supported by By Elian Peltier Photographs by Guerchom Ndebo Reporting from Goma ...

The last ceasefire was signed at the end of July. The United States, France, the UK and Germany have called on their citizens to leave Goma.