Bodies on streets, hospitals struggle, battles intensify in DR Congo’s Goma
4 days ago · DRC’s Rural Development Minister Muhindo Nzangi said the Congolese army controlled 80 percent of Goma, with Rwandan troops either on the city’s outskirts or back across the border.
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 ...
‘Declaration of war’: M23 rebels claim seizing key DR Congo city of Goma
5 days ago · Earlier on Monday, M23 announced the capture of Goma, which the DRC government described was a “declaration of war” by Rwanda. The UN said the capture has caused “mass panic” among Goma ...
DR Congo's Goma rocked by gunfire as Kenya pushes for peace …
5 days ago · The war for Goma was the most recent episode of combat in eastern DRC, a volatile region plagued by regional rivalries, ethnic tensions, and armed group battles for more than three decades. The DRC accused Rwanda of making a “declaration of war” by moving additional troops across the border, and urged the United Nations to impose sanctions ...
Thousands flee Goma during intense fighting in DRC
6 days ago · Thousands of people are fleeing camps on the outskirts of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as fighting intensifies between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces. The M23 rebel ...
Humanitarian situation in DRC's Goma 'extremely worrying': UN
3 days ago · The UN on Tuesday said the humanitarian situation in the besieged DR Congo city of Goma was "extremely worrying" amid mass displacement, food shortages, looted aid, overflowing hospitals and...
Situation Update: What is Happening in the DRC? - Wilson Center
2 days ago · The M23’s movement into Goma, the capital and largest city in the DRC’s province of North Kivu that also sits at the northern end of Lake Kivu and directly next to the border with Rwanda, is a drastic escalation in what has been cycles of violence, rebellion, and international engagement in the region. ...
UN warns of worrying humanitarian situation in DRC’s Goma amid …
4 days ago · The U.S. State Department said Secretary of State Marco Rubio “condemned the assault on Goma by the Rwanda-backed M23 and affirmed the United States’ respect for the sovereignty of the DRC ...
DR Congo: Battle for Goma continues as ‘volatile’ crisis unfolds
4 days ago · As fighting intensifies between the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group and Congolese forces, UN chief of Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix underscored the critical state of the battle for eastern...
Nuncio in Kinshasa: Pope’s message in DRC is ‘more relevant than …
1 day ago · Protecting the civilian population of Goma and praying for a swift restoration of peace and security in the DRC—two years after his apostolic journey to the largest Catholic and French-speaking country in Africa, Pope Francis' appeal during his general audience on Wednesday, 29 January, carries particular significance.
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