At least 165 women were raped by male inmates during a mass breakout from a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations.

Footage from the jailbreak shows people fleeing from the building as black smoke rises into the air More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma,

Hundreds of Congolese women were raped and burnt alive after Rwandan-backed militants raided a prison. The female inmates were attacked in their wing inside Goma’s Munzenze prison during a mass jailbreak,

February 06, 2025 The rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23) have called on the population of Goma, located in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, to rally at the Unity Stadium, following the appointment of Joseph Bahati Musanga as the new governor of the province of North Kivu.

The cost of some essential food items has more than doubled in Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo that was captured by M23 rebels last week, according to locals and an NGO.

Rwandan-backed M23 said Thursday it wanted to "liberate all of the Congo" in its first public meeting since seizing the eastern city of Goma after deadly clashes, as its fighters