DR Congo FM: an attack of unprecedented intensity taking place outside Goma
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Foreign Minister warned Sunday that an “attack of unprecedented intensity is taking place ...
DR Congo Battles Intensify, Western Nations Ask Citizens To Leave Goma
The DR Congo army and M23 fighters clashed outside Goma on Friday as the UK, United States and France urged citizens to leave ...
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Thousands uprooted as Congo M23 rebels near Goma in major advance
Rwanda denies this. After seizing the town of Minova on Tuesday, M23 fighters have continued their offensive, moving into the town of Sake, around 20 km (12 miles) from Goma. A local administrator ...
Some residents of Goma vow to stay on despite fear of rebels’ advance
Goma resident Chibalonza Habimana is aware of the war at the gateway to her home city and the threat posed by the M23 rebels' ...
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Panic spreads in eastern Congo's largest city as rebels battling the army close in around Goma
M23 seized Goma in 2012 and controlled it for over a week. As news of fighting spread, schools in Goma sent students home on Thursday morning. “We are told that the enemy wants to enter the city.
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Panic spreads in eastern Congo’s largest city as rebels battling the army close in on Goma
GOMA, Congo — Panic spread in Goma on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to the city in eastern Congo as they battle the Congolese army. Bombs were heard going off in the distant ...
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SA urges M23 withdrawal at UN Security Council
South Africa's ambassador to the UN has called on the M23 rebels to stop all attacks and immediately withdraw from the ...
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VOA60 Africa - Hospital in Goma treats more than 200 wounded as violence escalates in eastern DRC
DR Congo: 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 ...