The Straits Times1d
With fear and fist-bumps, Goma residents greet Congo's M23 rebels again
GOMA - Residents of eastern Congo's largest city of Goma greeted the arrival of Rwanda-backed rebels with trepidation on Monday, some staying indoors and others coming out to cheer in what one ...
‘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 ...
Newsweek3d
M23 Rebels Claim Goma, Congo Calls It a 'Declaration of War'
M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, claimed to have taken control of Goma, eastern Congo's largest city ... seeking control over territory rather than political integration. Newsweek contacted the ...
Newsday2d
What is happening in eastern Congo, where rebels claim they captured a key city?
DAKAR, Senegal — Rwanda-backed rebels have claimed control of eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a ... for Rwanda to obtain economic and political influence over eastern ...
Voice of America3d
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 ...
Opinion
The New Times on MSN8hOpinion
Fall of Goma offers opportunity for resolution of conflict in DR Congo
The M23 rebels are now in control of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Western media love to call it the mineral rich city. This is the second time ...