Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the Central African country in decades.

Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo - 04, 2025 More than 2,000 bodies have been buried in the city of Goma, in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and its surroundings by the fighting between the Congolese army and the rebel group March 23 Movement (M23) last week,

A man stands in front of a gas station office that was hit by light and heavy weapons during the fighting in the town that led to the fall of Goma to the M23 rebels, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,