Rwanda-backed rebels move deeper into eastern Congo as UN reports executions and rapes
The U.N. says Rwanda-backed rebels are expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing the region’s major city.
Congo severs ties with Rwanda as rebels close in on Goma, displacing thousands
Congo has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces rages around the ...
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What to know about the escalating conflict in eastern Congo as rebels close in on Goma
Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the ...
Fear and gunshots after Rwanda-backed rebels claim takeover of eastern Congo's largest city
Residents in eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, woke up on Monday morning uncertain about who is in control of the city, ...
3 South African peacekeepers killed fighting rebels in eastern Congo
GOMA – Three U.N. peacekeepers from South Africa have been killed in fighting M23 rebels in eastern Congo, a political party ...
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DRC: People Protest Against M23 In Kinshasa 2
Protesters took to the streets of Kinshasa on Tuesday morning, January 28, to demand the withdrawal of M23 fighters and ...
Congo’s leader calls for massive military mobilization as Rwanda-backed rebels expand their control
Congo’s leader has called on young people to enlist in the army to help fight Rwanda-backed rebels attempting to seize more ...
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The Fall of Goma
Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Once again, the eastern Congolese city of Goma has fallen to the Rwanda-backed ...
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Rwandan-backed rebels enter Congo's Goma in major escalation
Ethnic Tutsi-led M23 rebels enter city of Goma Fighting continues amid conflicting claims about M23 advance Congo and UN accuse Rwanda of sending troops into Goma Conflict stems from Rwanda ...
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Goma hospitals overwhelmed with wounded, dead bodies in the streets, UN agencies say
GENEVA - Hospitals are overwhelmed in east Congo's city of Goma, treating hundreds of patients with gunshot, mortar and shrapnel wounds while many dead bodies lay in the streets, U.N. and other ...
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Rebels Backed by Rwanda Announce Capture of Key City in Eastern Congo
The M23 militia, funded and directed by Rwanda, said it had seized the city of Goma, terrifying its people, many of whom sought shelter there after fleeing the rebel advance. By Caleb Kabanda and ...