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Fear stalks DR Congo city Goma

Fear stalks DR Congo city Goma as artillery fire shakes ground

Explosions rocked the ground in the main city in DR Congo's east on Friday as intensifying clashes between the country's army and M23 fighters gripped the region. The M23, an armed group backed by Rwanda and its army,

KTBS · 2h

DR Congo battles intensify, Western nations ask citizens to leave Goma

The DR Congo army and M23 fighters clashed outside Goma on Friday as the UK, United States and France urged citizens to leave the main city in the country's volatile

BBC · 2h

Rebels kill DR Congo governor as fighting intensifies

Rebels from the Rwanda-backed M23 have killed a military governor as they advanced through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the army has confirmed. Maj Gen Peter Cirimwami, North Kivu's Governor,

M23 rebellion, Rwanda and Congo

The New York Times · 1d

Rebels Backed by Rwanda Close In on Major City in Congo

Many Congolese see the rebel advance as an invasion of their country by a foreign power in an attempt to seize land and Congo’s valuable rare minerals.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

A rebel group is advancing on eastern Congo's largest city and over 100,000 people have fled

NZULO, Congo -- The M23 rebel group's advance toward eastern Congo's largest city has displaced over 178,000 people in the past two weeks, the United Nations said, as the fighters closed in on Goma on the border with Rwanda.

Hosted on MSN · 3d

Rwanda-backed rebels capture Minova in eastern DR Congo

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken over the eastern town of Minova, according to various sources. The fall of the city puts the rebels within 40km (25 miles) of provincial capital,

Advancing M23 Fighters In DR Congo Aided By Rwanda Backing, Army Weakness

The M23 armed group has seized further territory in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo and on Thursday was ...

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VOA60 Africa - Panic spreads in eastern Congo's main city as M23 rebels advance

Panic is spreading in Goma as M23 rebels are closing in on eastern Congo's main city on the border with Rwanda. More than 178 ...

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Member of Bishops’ Conference say situation in eastern Congo is ‘catastrophic’

A leading bishop in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says the situation in the conflict-hit eastern part of the country ...

Turkey Offers To Mediate Between Rwanda And DR Congo

Ankara has offered to mediate between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo over a new offensive launched by an armed group in the east of the DRC, Turkey's president said Thursday.

Congo rebels seize eastern town on critical supply route

The M23 rebel group in Democratic Republic of Congo has seized the eastern town of Minova, a main supply route for the provincial capital Goma, a local governor and a rebel leader said on Tuesday as ...

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President cuts short Davos trip as DR Congo fighting rages

The Democratic Republic of Congo's president has cut short his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos as a deadly conflict ...

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Escalating Tensions: Congo's M23 Conflict Threatens Regional Stability

The ongoing conflict in Congo’s east involving the rebel group M23 poses a risk of escalating into a wider regional war, ...

The New Times on MSN2d

Rwanda: DR Congo Govt Diverting Attention From Real Terrorist Threat - Nduhungirehe

The Great Lakes region continues to face the threat of terrorism, particularly from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a DR Congo-based Ugandan terror group affiliated to the Islamic State, foreign ...

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