Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve captured the key city of Goma
Rwanda-backed rebels claimed on Monday they captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing ...
UN News Centre3d
DR CONGO CRISIS: Updates as top UN official tells emergency Security Council meeting ‘we are trapped’
Spiralling violence and killings in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo triggered an emergency Security Council ...
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DR CONGO CRISIS: Security Council hears call for ‘urgent and coordinated international action’ over Goma
The Security Council met for the second time in three days on Tuesday over the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic ...
Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...
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‘No safe place to go’ for millions as humanitarian crisis looms in eastern Congo city
It remained unclear how much of Goma is controlled by the rebels, who marched into eastern Congo’s strategic city early Monday, inspiring fear and cheers among residents. But more than 2 million ...
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Tshisekedi skips crisis summit as M23 tightens grip on eastern DRC
their families and civilians flee Goma following fighting between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. REUTERS - Jean Bizimana As the crisis escalated in Goma ...