Thousands displaced in Congo fear violence, rape if they return home
Congo’s Goma city was already home to thousands of people who had fled years of war as rebel groups jostled for control of ...
A Conflict in Congo
Critical minerals factor into the fight.
Rwanda-backed rebels try to expand control after capturing east Congo’s largest city
Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo as fighters moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent ...
‘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 ...
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Residents of Congo’s besieged city live in fear as government forces battle rebel takeover
Home to around 2 million people, Goma is the provincial capital of North Kivu and the largest city in Congo’s east. Humanitarian and medical facilities have come under fire amid the fighting.
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Rwanda-backed M23 pushes on in DR Congo
The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 moved south as it closed in on a key military airport in DR Congo on Friday, a day after ...
Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve captured the key city of Goma
Thousands fled the city of Goma on Monday as fighting raged between Congolese forces and rebels backed by neighboring Rwanda, ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels move deeper into eastern Congo as UN reports executions and rapes
GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels were expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing Goma, the region's major city, the U.N. said Friday, also expressing concerns over executions it ...