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Meanwhile, at the airport in Goma, M23 commanders pointed an accusing finger at MONUSCO for sometimes going behind their backs and trying to ‘communicate or do things’ with some of the SADC ...
M23 rebels have controlled Goma, a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Violence overshadows everyday ...
GOMA, Congo — Panic spread in eastern Congo's main city on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to Goma and seizing a nearby town as they battle the Congolese army.
The head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo met with leaders of the rebel group M23 on Friday in Goma, in her first visit to the eastern city since its capture by the insurgents.
For the first time since rebel forces took control of Goma, the head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo, ...
The M23 briefly managed to take over Goma in 2012, prompting international donors to cut aid to Rwanda. Even then the rebels did not hold as much ground as they do now.
Rwanda-backed rebels say they've captured Congo city of Goma 04:38. Geneva — The United Nations on Friday voiced alarm at rampant violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as the M23 ...
M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, claimed to have taken control of Goma, eastern Congo's largest city, early on Monday, while a 48-hour deadline for the Congolese army to surrender expired.
M23 is backed by Rwanda, Congo’s much smaller neighbor whose troops have trained, ... Map locates Goma, Bukavu, Uvira, Bunia and Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
People displaced by the fighting between the M23 armed group and Congolese government forces leave their camp following an order from the M23 in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, February 11 ...
The fall of Goma underlines the failure of Mr Tshisekedi’s pledge, upon taking office in 2019, to bring peace and order to eastern Congo. The latest attempt at peace talks intended to stem M23 ...
M23 launched its incursion into Goma on Jan. 26 and fully captured the city on Jan. 30, after a monthslong offensive. More than 700,000 people have been displaced.