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.
The Africa Report5d
DRC: Residents of M23‑occupied Goma pick up the pieces
The eastern DRC city of Goma was seized by M23 rebels and their Rwandan allies on 26 January. Residents have emerged to count the dead and make sense of the fast-moving offensive. Some small traces of ...
The Africa Report2d
DRC war: Rwanda shrugs off increasing global pressure over M23 fighting in the Kivus
Rwanda is facing mounting international pressure over its role in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the ...
Le Monde.fr3d
Crisis in the DRC: In Goma with the victims of the war between the M23 and the Congolese army
Many of them have continued to flee the advance of Rwandan troops and their local M23 affiliates to the outskirts of Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu. So, when the rebel tornado struck ...
Hosted on MSN10d
DRC conflict | M23 rebels capture DRC's city of Goma
M23 rebels claim they have taken control of Goma city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Goma is home to over a ...
The Economist10d
Rwanda’s reckless plan to redraw the map of Africa
The largest city in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ... the map of the region—and, in doing so, risk another catastrophic African war. The origins of events in Goma go back ...
SF Weekly11d
Intense combat edges toward key DRC city as UN plans urgent meeting
After peace talks between Rwandan President Paul Kagame and DRC's Felix Tshisekedi were cancelled in mid-December, M23 ...
Rebel Troops Claim Capture Of Congo Border City Stoking Fears Of Wider Conflict
The M23 rebel group, which has taken control of large parts of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in recent years ...
Voice of America10d
Rwanda-backed rebels in DRC reach center of eastern city of Goma
Rwandan-backed rebels marched into the center of east Congo's largest city on Monday ... led rebel movements backed by Rwanda, captured Goma in 2012 but withdrew days later after an agreement ...
The Washington Post8d
Rwanda-backed rebels seize control of Congo’s Goma after violent clashes
The M23 rebel movement seized Goma after a lightning offensive that began late last week, taking control of the city’s airport ... with the absence of the DRC president at a meeting of East ...