Panic spreads in eastern Congo’s largest city as rebels battling the army close in on Goma
M23 is one of about 100 armed groups that have been vying for a foothold in mineral-rich eastern Congo, in a decades-long conflict that has created one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises.
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Fighting reaches the outskirts of eastern Congo's largest city as rebels close in
Panic spread in Goma on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to the city in eastern Congo as they battle the Congolese army. Bombs were heard going off in the distant outskirts and ...
Panic spreads in eastern Congo's largest city as rebels battling the army close in around Goma
Panic is spreading in Goma in eastern Congo as the M23 rebels are steadily encircling the city as the insurgent group battles Congo's army.
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Panic spreads in Goma as M23 rebels threaten to march on city
Panic spread in Goma, the capital of DR Congo's North Kivu Province, on Thursday, January 23, with M23 rebels reportedly planning to march on the key city after recently gaining more ground against ...
More than 100,000 people displaced in eastern Congo since the start of the year, UN says
A new United Nations report has found that more than 100,000 people have been displaced since the start of the year in ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels seize key town in DR Congo
The M23 says it is protecting ethnic Tutsis from persecution Rebel forces backed by Rwanda have captured the town of Masisi in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to various ...
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Rwanda faults ‘biased and simplistic’ condemnation of M23’s Masisi takeover
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 8 — Rwanda has criticized the European Union, the United States, and other international actors for what it describes as “biased and simplistic” narratives regarding its alleged ...
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Angolan Govt condemns M23's occupation of Masisi
strongly condemns the seizure of the territory of Masisi, Province of North-Kivu, by Movement 23 (M23), which took place on Jan 4, 2025. In a statement released on Tuesday, Jan 7, it states that this ...
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Residents and officials say rebels have seized 2 key towns in eastern Congo
The rebels over the past week took Katale and Masisi towns, the latter located 80 kilometers (49 miles) west of the regional capital, Goma, and a strategic entry point into the country's interior.
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DR Congo Conflict Displaces Over 100,000 In Under A Week
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels on Saturday seized control of Masisi, a key town in the mineral-rich DRC. "Between 1 and 3 January 2025, intense clashes between the Congolese army and a non-state armed ...
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Residents and officials say rebels have seized 2 key towns in eastern Congo
The rebels over the past week took Katale and Masisi towns, the latter located 80 kilometers (49 miles) west of the regional capital, Goma, and a strategic entry point into the country’s interior. The ...