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.

As many as 300,000 people have left Sake and a Goma hospital with only 147 beds reported 290 wounded patients on Friday, including 90 civilians, according to the UN.

Rwanda denies this. After seizing the town of Minova on Tuesday, M23 fighters have continued their offensive, moving into the town of Sake, around 20 km (12 miles) from Goma. A local administrator ...

What to Know About the Escalating Conflict in Eastern Congo as Rebels Close in on Goma DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have ...

DAKAR, Senegal — 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 ...

(Bloomberg) -- 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 ...

The M23 rebel group is advancing toward eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma NZULO, Congo -- The M23 rebel group's advance toward eastern Congo's largest city has displaced over 178,000 people ...

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 heard going off in ...