Al Jazeera on MSN2d
Rwanda-backed M23 strengthens its control over DRC’s Goma
Kenya has announced a virtual crisis summit, but Congolese state media says President Felix Tshisekedi will not attend.
Fighting ongoing across DRC's Goma, Rwanda troops in city, says UN
Fighting across the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and "is still very much ongoing ... it's not over ...
Democracy Now4d
Residents Flee Goma as M23 Rebel Assault Deepens Humanitarian Crisis in DRC
France is pushing for a U.N. Security Council resolution explicitly naming Rwanda as the backer of the M23 forces — an assessment backed by the U.N. and many countries, including the U.S.
Amnesty UK4d
DRC: warring parties must prioritise civilian protection and humanitarian access amid ‘devastating violence’ in Goma
and shelling in the city. The DRC government has not officially acknowledged losing control of Goma. Humanitarian organisations, including Medecins Sans Frontieres, report that over 400,000 people ...
Al Jazeera on MSN4d
Rwanda-DRC tension: Have rebels taken control of Congolese city? What next?
M23 fighters have been pressing to capture strategic eastern city for months and intensified offensives in recent days.
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...
Voice of America5d
Relief group pulls workers out of DRC's Goma as M23 rebels advance
This comes after the reportedly Rwandan-backed rebels said over the weekend they had taken control of Goma, the biggest city in the region. Rose Tchwenko, the DRC’s country director for Mercy ...