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 ...
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MONUSCO operational status raised to counter M23 in eastern DRC as rebels claim Goma
The M23 advance on North Kivu capital Goma, first reported last week, saw the United Nations (UN) mission in Democratic ...
Rebel Troops Claim Capture Of Congo Border City Stoking Fears Of Wider Conflict
The M23 rebel group, which has taken control of large parts of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in recent years ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels seize Congo’s biggest city as conflict escalates
Rwandan-backed rebels marched into east Congo’s largest city Goma yesterday and Congolese troops exchanged fire with the Rwandan military across the border, in the worst escalation of a long-running ...
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DR Congo battles intensify, Western nations ask citizens to leave Goma
The DR Congo army and M23 fighters clashed outside Goma yesterday as the UK ... for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), told a news briefing in Geneva yesterday. Saltmarsh said the UNHCR is “gravely ...