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M23 rebels advance towards second DR Congo regional capital
The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 moved south as it closed in on a key military airport in DR Congo on Friday, a day after ...
UN News Centre2d
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
‘No safe place to go to from Goma’ for millions as humanitarian crisis looms in eastern Congo city
Bodies are lying on the streets. Medical staff in overwhelmed hospitals are treating hundreds of wounded civilians against ...
France 24 on MSN4d
Gunfire heard in DR Congo's Goma as M23 rebels, Rwandan troops close in
Gunfire rang out across Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday as M23 rebels and Rwandan forces were spotted ...
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Acute hunger stalks one in four people in DR Congo, warn aid agencies
"Together, we need to work with the Government and the humanitarian community to increase resources for this neglected crisis.'' All-encompassing emergency A map of DR Congo from the latest ...