DR Congo updates: M23 claim they have captured Goma
M23 rebels claim they have taken control of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN has condemned ...
UN describes 'mass panic' in Goma as Rwanda-backed rebels claim control of key Congo city
The M23 rebels announced the capture of Goma in a statement minutes before a 48-hour deadline imposed by the group for the ...
Congo authorities block access to Goma airport as rebels advance, sources say
Congolese authorities have blocked access to the airport in Goma, a provincial capital in eastern Democratic Republic of ...
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DR Congo: Civilians at Risk as M23 Approaches Goma
Civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are at increasing risk as the abusive M23 armed group, supported by the ...
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AFRICA/DR CONGO - Escalation of violence in North Kivu: M23 rebels advance towards Goma
The advance of the rebels has been significant, managing to conquer the towns of Mumbambiro and Sake, located just 30 km from the city of Goma, capital of North Kivu. In recent days, fighting has ...
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Thousands uprooted as Congo M23 rebels near Goma in major advance
said Rwanda was probably not willing to risk a stronger international backlash and more aid cuts if the M23 tried to take Goma again and push further south into Bukavu, the capital of the adjacent ...
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M23 rebels battling Congo’s army close in on Goma as panic spreads among city’s 2 million people
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Panic spread in eastern Congo’s main city on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to Goma and seizing a nearby town as they battle the Congolese army.
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France, US, UK urge nationals to leave DR Congo's Goma as M23 battles intensify
The DR Congo army and M23 on Friday clashed outside Goma as the UK, US and France urged citizens to leave the main city in DR Congo's volatile east, warning the situation could deteriorate rapidly.