DAKAR, Senegal — Rwanda-backed rebels appeared to be heading toward a third major city in eastern Congo, residents said ...

Military personnel temporarily relocate and will support Congo-based mission remotely, letter from Canadian diplomats says ...

Several groups of artists gathered this Wednesday in Dakar to paint a mural and denounce the violence between the armed group M23 and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo in Goma.

Senegal and France will set up a joint commission to organize the departure of French troops from Senegal and the restitution ...

Senegal. Feb. 1, 2025 After a week of fighting, rebels backed by Rwanda have wrested almost full control over Goma, a city of two million in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Hospitals are ...

By Caleb Kabanda and Ruth Maclean Photographs by Guerchom Ndebo Caleb Kabanda reported from Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Ruth Maclean from Dakar, Senegal. A rebel militia backed by ...

Goma resident Bahati Jackson’s family has ... Pronczuk reported from Dakar, Senegal, and Lederer reported from New York. Associated Press writer Ignatius Ssuuna in Kigali, Rwanda contributed ...

have been keeping M23 away from Goma. The U.N. peacekeeping force entered Congo more than two decades ago and has around 14,000 peacekeepers on the ground. Pronczuk reported from Dakar, Senegal.