Members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), who surrendered from Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo following fighting between M23 rebels and the FARDC, gather at the Vision Jeunesse Nouvelle Cultural Centre where they were received by members of the Rwanda Defence Force in Gisenyi, Rwanda, January 28, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
GISENYI, Rwanda (Reuters) - Refugees, surrendering Congolese soldiers and stranded truckers thronged the Rwandan border on Tuesday, hoping to reach safety after rebels captured the nearby Congolese city of Goma and spurred them to flee.
Gunfire and explosions could be heard from Goma late on Monday and early on Tuesday in Rubavu district on Rwanda's northeast frontier with Democratic Republic of Congo.
