But, most importantly, Saleh said, Goma’s fall to M23 “will be the symbol of its complete and total capture” of the eastern part of the DRC.” M23’s self-proclaimed liberation agenda has ...
Goma is on the brink of falling after M23 rebels and Rwandan troops entered the eastern Congolese regional capital. The border between DRC and Rwanda was closed, and Kenyan President William Ruto ...
The M23 rebel group on January 27 claimed to have seized Goma, a key city in the North Kivu province of DRC, in a coup d’etat. The city’s capture followed a 48-hour deadline imposed by the ...
Various UN peacekeeping troops were killed this weekend in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the rebel M23 ... 17 km from Goma, in addition to guarding the UN Logistics Base housing ...
A spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees warned on Tuesday that the humanitarian situation in eastern DR Congo has "further deteriorated" as thousands more were forcibly displaced ...
This comes after the reportedly Rwandan-backed rebels said over the weekend they had taken control of Goma, the biggest city in the region. Rose Tchwenko, the DRC’s country director for Mercy ...