DRC rebels take eastern city of Goma – why it matters and what could happen next
The M23 rebel group have captured the city of Goma in the eastern DRC in a major escalation of a drawn-out conflict.
Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says
Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations, after it was captured by rebels following days of fierce ...
Rwandan-backed rebels have seized another city in eastern Congo
Rwandan-backed rebels are gaining ground in eastern Congo despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week
Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe
The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo sought to reassure its residents on Thursday, holding a rally at the city stadium and promising safety and stability in Goma under the their administration.
East Congo city of Goma rushes to bury bodies after rebel offensive
Over 2,000 bodies require burial in Goma after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took over the Democratic Republic of Congo city last week, inflaming a decade-old conflict and humanitarian crisis, Congo's communications minister Patrick Muyaya said late on Monday.
Ceasefire in east DRC appears to crumble as rebels take another town
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, eight sources said on Wednesday, in an apparent violation of a unilateral ceasefire they declared this week.
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M23's grip on Goma: a community meeting marks a turning point
A few days after the M23 rebels took control of Goma, the movement held its first public meeting on Thursday.
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Kinshasa in shutdown mode after Goma’s fall
Days after protests erupted over Goma's fall to M23 rebels and Rwandan forces, Kinshasa remained paralyzed. Fear has halted ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: Deaths Near 3,000 in Fighting for DR Congo's Goma - UN
A senior U.N. official in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Wednesday that nearly 3,000 people have been killed in a ...
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Tense calm, fears for the future in DRC’s Goma a week after M23 takeover
Tens of thousands of IDPs are leaving and routine is tentatively returning, as residents hope for peace despite crisis.
‘Days of Mass Burials Ahead’ as Congo Mourns Its Dead in Goma
Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...
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DR Congo: Religions leaders react to the fall of Goma
While the Interfaith Platform organized a prayer gathering February 3 in Kinshasa, leaders of the Catholic Church and the ...
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DRC: Foreign companies are targeted in Kinshasa protests
Between the threat of the M23 in Goma and backlash from protesters in Kinshasa condemning the silence of Western embassies, ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels vow to take DRC capital after claiming capture of Goma
Rwanda-backed rebels are closing in on the key eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo city of Bukavu, promising to continue their lightning offensive until they take the national capital.
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Goma dispatch: Mass graves and reprisal fears as M23 seize DR Congo city
The M23, whose top brass are mostly Congolese Tutsi, began its insurgency more than three years ago after a decade of ...