Congo and M23 rebels sign framework for peace deal in latest bid to end decades-long conflict

Congo and the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 have signed a framework agreement for a peace deal. The agreement, signed on ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

The Congolese military is accused of a deadly crackdown on a religious sect, killing at least 43

DAKAR, SenegalDAKAR, Senegal — More than 40 people died and dozens were injured while protesters from a religious sect gathered in the Congolese city of Goma, national authorities said. Congo’s ...
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Rwanda: Goma Airport Can Only Be Reopened By AFC/M23, Say Rebels

The AFC/M23 movement has dismissed what it calls Kinshasa's "illusory" announcement on plans to reopen Goma International Airport, insisting that only the rebel authorities, who currently control the ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Rejects Kinshasa's 'Posturing' to Reopen Goma Airport

The M23 rebel movement has rejected a decision by President Félix Tshisekedi's government to prepare for the reopening of ...
The Independent

'No safe place to go to from Goma' for millions as humanitarian crisis looms in eastern Congo city

Bodies are lying on the streets. Medical staff in overwhelmed hospitals are treating hundreds of wounded civilians against the backdrop of gunfire and explosions. Electricity, water and internet ...
The Africa Report

M23 attack on Goma: Who are FARDC’s allies on the ground?

Since the M23 rebels and Rwandan soldiers launched a large-scale offensive in the key eastern DRC city of Goma on 23 January, the Congolese army (FARDC) and its partners have struggled to halt their ...
The Independent

Red Cross escorts over 1,000 disarmed Congolese soldiers from rebel-controlled city to capital

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
NPR

Rwandan-backed rebels take control of Goma

Rwandan-backed rebels declare they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma, as their troops continue to claim more territory in the mineral rich region. The Rwandan-backed M23 ...
NPR

Life in Goma, the Congolese city under a new occupation

A glimpse of life after the siege in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, as some semblance of a tenuous peace returns, as does the fear of reprisals. Goma, a key hub in Eastern Democratic Republic of ...
U.S. News & World Report

Rwandan-Backed Rebels Enter Congo's Goma in Major Escalation

Rwandan-Backed Rebels Enter Congo's Goma in Major Escalation By Arlette Bashizi, Djaffar Al-Katanty, Yassin Kombi and Stanis Bujakera GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Rwandan-backed ...
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The Fall of Goma

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Once again, the eastern Congolese city of Goma has fallen to the Rwanda-backed M23 ...