Rwanda-backed rebels vow to take DRC capital after claiming capture of Goma
1 day ago · The bloody conflict in the eastern DRC took a dramatic turn this week when Kigali-backed fighters from the M23 claimed to take control of Goma in North Kivu province before advancing southwards in ...
DR Congo conflict: What is the fighting in Goma about?
5 days ago · After a rapid advance in the region, fighters from the M23 rebel group have captured almost all of Goma – a major city of more than a million people in the east of DR Congo.
Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they've captured …
4 days ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels have claimed they captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in mineral wealth that remains largely untapped.. Analysts said the M23 fighters aimed to control the city of about 2 million people and perhaps other areas in the region …
DR Congo live updates: Rwanda-backed M23 rebels tighten grip on Goma
3 days ago · This live page is now closed. Rwanda-backed M23 rebels tighten their grip on Goma, the biggest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).; Kenya has announced a virtual crisis ...
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key …
4 days ago · Goma is home to around two million people and is the largest city in North Kivu. M23’s incursion on Monday was the second time the group had moved to capture the provincial capital after it ...
Bodies on streets, hospitals struggle, battles intensify in DR Congo’s Goma
4 days ago · Heavy battles between M23 fighters and Congolese government forces in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) city of Goma have left many bodies on the streets, with hospitals...
Fear and gunshots after Rwanda-backed rebels claim takeover of …
5 days ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Residents in eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, were fleeing on Monday after Rwanda-backed rebels claimed to have captured the regional hub from Congolese forces as fighting escalated in recent days despite calls from the U.N. Security Council for the insurgents to withdraw.. Gunshots rang out across Goma overnight before dozens of rebels in military uniform early ...
What's Happening In Congo Where Rwanda Backed M23 Rebels Captures Goma …
5 days ago · The border between Rwanda and DRC near the Goma remained closed on Monday, as the United States, France, the UK and Germany called on their citizens to leave the city. DRC Conflict.
DR Congo updates: M23 claim they have captured Goma
6 days ago · M23 rebels claim they have taken control of the key eastern DRC city of Goma early Monday. The rebels had announced the city's capture in a statement minutes before a 48-hour deadline imposed by ...
Rwanda-backed rebels in DRC reach center of eastern city of Goma
5 days ago · The M23, the latest in a long line of Tutsi-led rebel movements backed by Rwanda, captured Goma in 2012 but withdrew days later after an agreement brokered by neighboring nations.