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.
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Cut off from Goma by front line, prices soar in DR Congo city
The still waters of Lake Kivu stretch all the way to the horizon, undisturbed by the turbulence raging on its shores. Both ...
La Croix12h
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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Bishop of Goma - 'The Ceasefire Is Holding, but People Are Afraid. Hospitals and Refugees Are the Most Worrying Situations'
"The city is calm, but people are still afraid to leave their homes because security is not fully guaranteed," reports Willy Ngumbi Ngengele, Bishop of Goma, speaking to Fides from the capital of the ...
Families search for their loved ones in Goma morgue
Outside the morgue at Goma’s North Kivu Provincial Hospital on Monday, Red Cross workers piled bodies into a large truck.
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Report: 700 killed, 2800 during M23 rebels Goma city capture
United Nations (UN), and partner organizations have reported that 700 people were killed during the March 23 Movement (M23) ...
Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they've captured the key city of Goma
Residents in eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, woke up on Monday morning uncertain about who is in control of the city, ...
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Crisis in the DRC: in North Kivu, the right to information is in grave danger
The security situation in the city of Goma is deteriorating, and journalists can no longer report, the media has been forced ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: Fall of Goma - Why Rwandan Aggression in DR Congo Must Be Stopped
As the Congolese Foreign Minister recently called for, states could also have restricted Rwanda's ability to export minerals ...
La Croix1d
DR Congo: After fall of Goma, Pope Francis calls for prayers for North Kivu
North Kivu was among the war-torn regions Pope Francis entrusted to the prayers of the faithful during his Sunday Angelus ...
The Associated Press on MSN11d
Governor of Congo’s North Kivu province dies of his wounds in fighting with rebels, authorities say
Authorities say the governor of eastern Congo’s North Kivu province has died from injuries sustained in fighting on the front ...
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DRC: MSF appeals for humanitarian access in Goma as casualties seek medical care
MSF teams are treating an influx of wounded people arriving at Kyeshero hospital in Goma, DRC, following the armed clashes ...