Reuters3d
Congo's defeated foreign mercenaries head home with 'big relief'
Nearly 300 foreign mercenaries surrender to UN peacekeepers M23 rebels cornered mercenaries and remnants of Congo army after capturing eastern city of Goma Mercenaries were hired to support ...
The New York Times4d
U.S. Citizens Advised to Evacuate Congo Amid Attacks on Embassies
By Elian Peltier and Justin Makangara Reporting from Dakar, Senegal, and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. The United States on Tuesday advised U.S. nationals to leave the Democratic ...
Reuters6d
Congo severs ties with Rwanda as eastern conflict escalates
Three-year M23 insurgency has intensified in January Congo says Rwandan snipers killed military governor U.N. Security Council to meet on Sunday to discuss the crisis Jan 25 (Reuters ...
The Washington Post2d
Rwanda-backed rebels seize control of Congo’s Goma after violent clashes
NAIROBI — An armed rebel group backed by Rwanda took full control of a key provincial capital in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, residents said, after days of bloody ...
CNN3d
Residents of Congo’s besieged city live in fear as government forces battle rebel takeover
Residents of the besieged city of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, say they are gripped by fear as gunshots continue to ring out around their homes, days after rebel forces ...
The Boston Globe2d
Rwanda-backed rebels take more towns as they expand control after seizing east Congo’s largest city
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo on Wednesday as they moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent attempt to expand their control in the ...
CNN3d
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 this week, pushing back against resistance from government troops ...
The Washington Post4d
Congo tries to slow the assault of Rwanda-backed rebels amid reports of dead bodies in the streets
GOMA, Congo — Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo's largest city, as U.N ...
AOL5d
Congo severs ties with Rwanda as rebels close in on Goma, displacing thousands
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces raged around the key eastern city of Goma, leaving at least 13 ...
Sky5d
Rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo say they have taken key city of Goma
Rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo say they have taken key city of Goma The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda, accusing it of fuelling the rebellion.
The Boston Globe4d
Congo’s forces try to slow Rwanda-backed rebels in the east as protests break out in the capital
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s security forces were fighting on Tuesday against Rwanda-backed rebels who advanced into a key eastern city in a major escalation of a decadeslong conflict.
Sky5d
What is the fighting in Democratic Republic of Congo about - and is Rwanda invading?
Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) risks spilling over into a regional war, it is feared, as Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have captured the key city of Goma. The leader of a rebel ...