Indiatimes7d
Crisis in Congo: Battles on streets of Goma as M23 rebels make tearing advance
The M23 rebel group, backed by Rwandan forces, has entered Goma, a major city in eastern DR Congo. Goma, with over a million residents, is a vital trading hub near mineral-rich areas. The rebels ...
The Washington Post7d
Rwanda-backed rebels seize control of Congo’s Goma after violent clashes
The M23 rebel movement seized Goma after ... since. Congo has some of the world’s richest mineral deposits, many of them concentrated in the country’s east. The country’s natural riches ...
Voice of America9d
Rwanda, Congo presidents to meet as rebels take Goma, Kenya's leader says
The Congo government said Monday that Rwandan government troops are in Goma. There was no immediate response from officials in Kigali. The Congolese government “continues to work to avoid ...
ABC News7d
M23 rebels expand their control of Goma in eastern Congo
The United Nations says Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma including its airport GOMA, Congo -- Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of Goma ...
Reuters6d
Rwanda-backed rebels bed down in Congo's Goma and push south for further gains
"We are asking all Goma residents to go back to normal activities," Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance rebel coalition that includes M23, told reporters. The situation in the ...
The New Indian Express9d
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim Goma, Congo calls it a 'declaration of war'
GOMA: Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, early Monday, as the United Nations described a “mass panic” among its 2 million people and Congo’s ...
WXII 12 NEWS9d
Congo's Rwanda-backed rebels say they have taken control of key eastern city of Goma
Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, early Monday, as the United Nations described a “mass panic” among its 2 million people and Congo’s ...
Reuters6d
Having seized Goma, Congo's M23 rebels want to show they can govern
"We are asking all Goma residents to go back to normal activities," said Corneille Nangaa, head of Alliance Fleuve Congo, the political coalition backing the M23, just two days after heavy ...
France 249d
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 throughout the city. Hospitals reported at least 17 deaths and ...
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DR Congo says Rwanda army in Goma
It comes after the M23 group claimed to have taken the city of Goma. "The government ... missile systems in eastern Congo. Eastern Congo is rich in minerals and natural resources and has been ...
Washington Times10d
Congo severs ties with Rwanda as rebels close in on Goma, displacing thousands
GOMA, Congo — Congo has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces rages around the key eastern city of Goma, leaving at least 13 ...