DR Congo: Military fights to halt M23 rebels, UN 'alarmed'
The M23 rebels have been trying to make inroads in mineral-rich eastern DR Congo, along the border with Rwanda, in a decades-long conflict that has sparked one of the world's largest humanitarian ...
Fear Abounds As M23 Fighters Close In On DR Congo's Goma
Luggage on their backs, they trudged all Wednesday morning along the road leading to downtown Goma, fleeing the advancing ...
VOA60 Africa - Hospital in Goma treats more than 200 wounded as violence escalates in eastern DRC
A hospital in Goma has taken in more than 200 wounded since early January as fighting intensifies in the eastern North Kivu province between government forces and M23 rebels, the Red Cross and local ...
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M23 Rebels Capture Minova: Strategic Threat to Goma
The M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken over the town of Minova, threatening Goma. The conflict has displaced 484,000 people, with Congo and the UN accusing Rwanda of supporting ...
M23 Fighters Further Encircle Key DR Congo City Of Goma
The army acknowledged Tuesday a "breakthrough" by the M23 in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where the armed group ...
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Congo says several towns recaptured from rebels but fighting intensifies in its east
GOMA, Congo — Several towns that fell to armed groups in eastern Congo’s North Kivu and South Kivu provinces have been recaptured by government forces, a Congolese army spokesman said ...
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Locals Flee to Goma as Fighting Rages in Sake
Fierce fighting happened on Thursday as belligerents used light and heavy weapons. Located about 27 kilometres North west of Goma city, Sake is the last barrier to the biggest town (Goma) of North ...
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Congolese army battles to halt M23 advance
M23 rebels are on the edge of Goma in eastern Congo. Thousands of people have been displaced. We speak to MSF Operations Coordinator for Central Africa. Access to social media is now blocked in South ...