As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target
Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo's major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers.
I live in African city held hostage by M23 rebels - I'm too scared to go to supermarket
EXCLUSIVE: Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo after rebel group M23's ...
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M23’s capture of Goma is the latest chapter in eastern Congo’s long-running war
On Jan. 31, 2025 the rebel group known as the March 23 Movement (M23) captured the city of Goma in the eastern DRC. At a news ...
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Aid efforts hamstrung in Goma as the M23 tightens control
Goma is a humanitarian relief hub for all of eastern DRC, and was the epicentre of a vast crisis before it fell. It hosted ...
Burundi troops withdraw in eastern Congo as M23 rebels expand reach, sources say
Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they had been fighting against M23 rebels, ...
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DR Congo: M23 Drives Displaced People From Goma Camps
(Nairobi) – The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has unlawfully ordered tens of thousands of displaced people to leave the camps around Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights ...
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Environmental & rights activists flee and hide as M23 captures DRC’s cities
Since Goma fell, I’ve lived in fear. I don’t dare leave my house.” These are the words of Justin Shamutwa Masumbuko, general ...
U.S. sanctions Rwandan minister M23 member over conflict in DRC
The U.S. Treasury Department Thursday sanctioned Rwanda Minister of State for Regional Integration James Kabarebe over ...
After Goma, DRC's Bukavu falls under M23 rebels' control
The armed group, backed by several thousand Rwandan soldiers, has taken the capital of South Kivu province. It continues to ...
DRC’s Fall Inevitable? Goma, Bukavu in M23 Hands | Kinshasa Is Only a Step Away | Rebels Set For...?
M23 rebels have captured Bukavu in the DRC, following Goma's fall, with locals surprisingly welcoming them. The DRC faces ...
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Rebels leave families devastated in wake of DR Congo advance
Heshima winces in pain as he tries to shift his weight, sweat beading on his face. The slight 13-year-old sits on a bed in a tent in the grounds of an overcrowded hospital in Goma city in the east ...