'Bomb' hits DR Congo airport as fighting flares in restive east

Kenyan and Congolese soldiers stand at Goma airport, Democratic Republic of Congo on December 3, 2023. FILE PHOTO | AFP


What you need to know:

  • Clashes have intensified in recent days around the strategic town of Sake, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Goma, between the M23 rebel group -- which Kinshasa says is backed by neighbouring Rwanda -- and Congolese government forces.