Residents say Rwanda-backed rebels are advancing on a third city in eastern Congo
Residents say Rwanda-backed rebels appear to be heading toward a third major city in eastern Congo. International pressure ...
As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target
Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo's major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers.
Rwanda-backed rebels tighten their grip on a major city in eastern Congo
Bukavu, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels tightened their grip on Bukavu on Monday, a day after seizing the second major city in ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels reach the center of east Congo’s second major city in an unprecedented expansion
Rwanda-backed rebels have reached the center of east Congo’s second-largest city, Bukavu, and taken control of the South Kivu ...
In Latest Advance, Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered a Key City
M23 rebels backed by Rwanda took the city of Goma in a bloody battle. This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled.
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Amid bombs and chaos, Goma’s displaced residents share their fears and hopes
I fled the fighting in Bweremana between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo [FARDC] and the M23 armed group ...
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Environmental & rights activists flee and hide as M23 captures DRC’s cities
Since Goma fell, I’ve lived in fear. I don’t dare leave my house.” These are the words of Justin Shamutwa Masumbuko, general ...
Chaos and looting as Rwanda-backed rebels push toward eastern Congo's second major city
Panic and looting are sweeping through eastern Congo’s second largest city as residents fled by the thousands to escape the ...
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The DRC illustrates how millions of people in fragile, violent and conflict-affected parts of the world are at risk of ...