DR Congo's failed gamble on Romanian mercenaries
In June last year, Rwanda's government spokesperson Yolande Makolo hit out about the presence of mercenaries in eastern DR ...
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The fall of Goma heralds more bloodshed in eastern Congo
The scene is the result of the invasion of Goma on January 27th by M23, an armed group under the control of Rwanda, Congo’s neighbour, which abuts the city. Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has ...
Congolese president snubs peace talks over Goma crisis
Speaking to BBC Newshour while being locked down in a UN bunker in the city, the deputy head of the UN force, Vivian van de ...
Congolese forces losing control of major stronghold as Rwanda-backed rebels move in
Congolese forces were losing control of the city of Goma on Wednesday after rebel groups backed by Rwanda took over the ...
Congo's defeated foreign mercenaries head home with 'big relief'
Nearly 300 foreign mercenaries hired by the Democratic Republic of Congo government to counter a swift offensive by ...
Residents of Congo’s besieged city live in fear as government forces battle rebel takeover
Residents of the besieged city of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, say they are gripped by fear as ...
DR Congo foreign minister calls on UN for action as rebels take over Goma
Thousands of residents who fled following a major escalation of the decades-long conflict arrived at the Rwandan border, as ...
Congo's M23 rebels take control of Goma airport, embassies attacked in capital
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, on Wednesday, Netanyahu said in a ...
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Congolese forces clash with M23 rebels in Goma; UN reports violence and bodies in streets
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels capture Goma, East Congo, amid escalating conflict and humanitarian crisis. U.N. reports violence ...
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...
‘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 ...
DR Congo hospitals overwhelmed after Goma fighting - UN
There are growing international calls for peace talks to end the escalation of violence in the east of the Democratic ...