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.
‘Days of Mass Burials Ahead’ as Congo Mourns Its Dead in Goma
Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...
Le Monde.fr7d
Crisis in the DRC: In Goma with the victims of the war between the M23 and the Congolese army
the first to be conquered in the DRC by the rebels at the very start of their offensive, is known. Christophe Châtelot (Goma, special correspondent) Translation of an original article published ...
Defence Web13d
MONUSCO operational status raised to counter M23 in eastern DRC as rebels claim Goma
The M23 advance on North Kivu capital Goma, first reported last week, saw the United Nations (UN) mission in Democratic ...
The Africa Report6d
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 ...
WRAL4d
More than 150 female inmates raped and burned to death during Goma jailbreak in DRC, UN says
Between nine and 13 female inmates, “all of whom had also been raped,” survived the blaze, Magango added, citing a judicial source in the DRC. “We did not independently verify the judicial ...
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UN: Deaths near 3,000 in fighting for DRC's Goma
Vivian van de Perre, the deputy head of the United Nations mission in the DRC, told reporters in a video call from Goma that U.N. teams are “actively helping” the M23 to collect the dead from ...