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M23 rebellion, Goma and Congo

The Conversation · 2d

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 Gazette · 11d

Leader of Congo's rebel alliance say they have taken Goma

(Reuters) -Rwandan-backed fighters closed in on eastern Congo's largest city of Goma on Sunday, forcing thousands of civilians to flee and grounding flights from the local airport as government forces

The Washington Post · 18h

Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe

The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety

CBC.ca · 1d

Congo ceasefire appears to crumble as rebels reportedly capture another eastern town

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, eight sources said on Wednesday, in an apparent violation of a unilateral ceasefire they declared this week.

UN, Goma

Zimbabwe · 7h

UN: Deaths near 3,000 in fighting for DRC's Goma

A senior U.N. official in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Wednesday that nearly 3,000 people have been killed in a fighting between M23 militants and the national army over control of a key eastern city.

CNN on MSN · 20h

More than 150 female inmates raped and burned to death during Goma jailbreak in DRC, UN says

More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire to a prison in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a United Nations spokesperson has said.

BBC · 1d

More than 100 women raped and burned alive in DR Congo jailbreak, UN says

Footage from the jailbreak shows people fleeing from the building as black smoke rises into the air More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma,

中国日报网6h

DR Congo's Goma in crisis: UN official

UNITED NATIONS — A UN official in occupied Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, said on Wednesday that the city is in a state ...

allAfrica.com on MSN1h

Goma - What Have We Done to God to Deserve All This?

Two weeks after Goma was captured by the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels, many families who lost their loved ones are begging for peace. Some of them have had no news of their loved ones, while others have ...

independent.co.ug1d

Mass burials begin in Goma following deadly M23 insurgency

The process of burying victims killed during the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel insurgency in Goma, North Kivu province, ...

America Magazine10h

Congolese bishop condemns ‘dire humanitarian situation’ after deadly attack in Goma

Approximately six million people have died in the conflict in the eastern D.R.C. since 1996. For decades, numerous armed ...

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.

The Associated Press on MSN13d

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 ...

Hosted on MSN13d

Military governor of DRC’s North Kivu province killed in M23 rebel assault

The military governor of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has died from injuries ...

independent.co.ug20h

M23 appoints new Mayor of Goma

The March 23 Movement (M23) has appointed Mukadisi Niragire Hélène as the Mayor of Goma Commune in North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In a statement signed by Bertrand Bisimwa, ...

La Croix3d

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 ...

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