See 12 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors.

Several groups of artists gathered this Wednesday in Dakar to paint a mural and denounce the violence between the armed group ...

Members of the Congolese Red Cross collect bodies of alleged members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) in Goma, Congo, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 ...

Surrounded by majestic lakes and a range of dormant and active volcanoes with its rich and ... through the empty battle-weary streets of Goma looting everything on sight even amidst blazing ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Plumes of smoke rise daily from the crater of Mount Nyiragongo, a volcano in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Goma, which lies at the foot of a volcano near Lake Kivu, sits on the border with Rwanda. It is the capital of mineral-rich North Kivu province - and is an important trading and humanitarian hub and ...

In our news wrap Tuesday, a rebel group backed by Rwanda has claimed the critical Congo city of Goma, President Trump signed ...

Tens of thousands of IDPs are leaving and routine is tentatively returning, as residents hope for peace despite crisis.

A glimpse of life after the siege in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, as some semblance of a tenuous peace returns, as does the fear of reprisals.

The risk of further eruptions from volcano Nyiragongo led DR Congo authorities to order the evacuation of parts of the city of Goma Thursday, causing an immediate exodus of tens of thousands of ...

Goma, which lies at the foot of a volcano near Lake Kivu, sits on the border with Rwanda. It is the capital of mineral-rich North Kivu province - and is an important trading and humanitarian hub ...

LIVINGSTONE: The severity of the fighting belies the beauty of Goma, which is nestled between a towering volcano and the glittering Lake Kivu, one of Africa's great lakes. These days, the lake ...