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Rwanda, M23 rebellion and Goma

Rebels Backed by Rwanda Close In on Major City in Congo

Rebels in Congo have surrounded the eastern city of Goma, in one of the sharpest escalations in years of a conflict that has pitted the Central African country against its neighbor Rwanda.

allAfrica.com on MSN · 6h

Rwanda: Panic Spreads in Goma As M23 Rebels Threaten to March On City

Panic spread in Goma, the capital of DR Congo's North Kivu Province, on Thursday, January 23, with M23 rebels reportedly planning to march on the key city after recently gaining more ground against the Congolese army.

The Associated Press on MSN · 16h

Panic spreads in eastern Congo's largest city as rebels battling the army close in around Goma

Panic is spreading in Goma in eastern Congo as the M23 rebels are steadily encircling the city as the insurgent group battles Congo's army.

M23 rebellion, Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda

AFP on MSN · 1d

Advancing M23 fighters in DR Congo aided by Rwanda backing, army weakness

The M23 armed group has seized further territory in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo and on Thursday was continuing to tighten its grip on provincial capital Goma, which is almost surrounded by fighting.

Barron's · 1d

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 fighters in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

BBC on MSN · 2d

Rwanda-backed rebels capture key eastern DR Congo town

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken over the key eastern trading town of Minova, according to various sources. The fall of the city puts the rebels within 40km (25 miles) of provincial capital, Goma, which lies close to the border with Rwanda.

Killed for blocking spoiled rice smuggling in 2007, Rwanda 'martyr' inspiring central Africa now

Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi was kidnapped and killed over his decision to not allow spoiled rice from Rwanda to come into ...

Turkey Offers To Mediate Between Rwanda And DR Congo

Ankara has offered to mediate between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo over a new offensive launched by an armed group in the east of the DRC, Turkey's president said Thursday.

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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 ...

Newsday11d

Congo says several towns recaptured from rebels but fighting intensifies in its east

GOMA, Congo — Several towns that fell to armed ... territory in the vast and mineral-rich region near the border with Rwanda. The conflict has created one of the world’s largest humanitarian ...

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400,000 Displaced This Year As Conflict Rages In DRC's Volatile East

The DR Congo army and M23 on Friday clashed near the main city in the country's volatile east as the UN warned the raging ...

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President cuts short Davos trip as DR Congo fighting rages

The Democratic Republic of Congo's president has cut short his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos as a deadly conflict ...

devdiscourse1h

Escalating Tensions: Congo's M23 Conflict Threatens Regional Stability

The ongoing conflict in Congo’s east involving the rebel group M23 poses a risk of escalating into a wider regional war, ...

Christian Daily International on MSN2h

Apple faces investigation over use of conflict minerals in DR Congo

Technology giant Apple Inc. is under investigation for allegedly using minerals sourced from conflict-hit zones in the ...

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