January 27, 2025 2:28 PM

Rebels enter centre of Congo’s Goma after claiming capture of city

Congolese M23 rebels entered the centre of the eastern city of Goma on Monday, two witnesses said, hours after they claimed to have seized the city despite the United Nations Security Council demanding an end to the offensive. It wasn't immediately clear if the Rwanda-backed rebel alliance had captured the whole of the lakeside city. At the airport, elements of the army and U.N. peacekeepers remained, residents, a local official and a United Nations source said. The rebel's recent advance has ...