Having seized Goma, Congo's M23 rebels want to show they can govern
When M23 rebels swept into the Congolese city of Goma this week, world powers urged them to immediately withdraw. Instead, ...
Rwanda-Backed Rebels Bed Down in Congo's Goma and Push South for Further Gains
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame blasted criticism of his country's role in ...
As rebels cement rule of Goma, residents cope with life cut off from basic services
On the shores of Lake Kivu, Goma residents were busy filling up plastic jerrycans with lake water. Less than a week since ...
DRC president vows to fight M23 rebels in battle for Goma
President of the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Thursday that his troopers are fighting an insurgence by the ...
Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take their fight to the capital
Rwanda-backed rebels who have captured eastern Congo’s largest city say they plan to take their rebellion to the capital and ...
DR Congo's failed gamble on Romanian mercenaries
In June last year, Rwanda's government spokesperson Yolande Makolo hit out about the presence of mercenaries in eastern DR ...
Goma under siege: What do M23, Rwanda want and what can happen next?
Goma, the capital of North Kivu, is both a strategic economic hub and a trade conduit to Rwanda. Rwanda frames its ...
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Over a hundred bodies found in Goma streets after clashes between M23 and DRC army
At least 111 bodies were collected in the streets of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, between Wednesday and Thursday after ...
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Goma under siege: Will Africa act before it’s too late to save lives?
With tensions rising and the fear of violence casting a heavy shadow over the city, Goma stands as a ghost town, its streets stripped of the energy that once defined it. The hum of daily life has been ...
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The fall of Goma heralds more bloodshed in eastern Congo
The scene is the result of the invasion of Goma on January 27th by M23, an armed group under the control of Rwanda, Congo’s neighbour, which abuts the city. Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has ...
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Bishop Willy Ngumbi of Goma: 'Famine is starting to take hold'
As M23 rebel forces, allied with Rwandan troops, now control the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, "there ...
Rwanda’s evolving stature ensures muted global pressure as M23 advances in eastern Congo
In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid ...