Congo severs ties with Rwanda as rebels close in on Goma, …
2 days ago · Thousands fled the city of Goma on Monday as fighting raged between Congolese forces and rebels backed by neighboring Rwanda, who claimed to have captured eastern Congo’s largest regional hub.
Goma - Wikipedia
Goma is the capital and largest city of the North Kivu Province in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu and shares borders with Bukumu Chiefdom to the north, Rwanda to the east and Masisi Territory to the west.
Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they've captured …
11 hours ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels claimed on Monday they captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in mineral wealth that remains largely untapped.
Rebels Backed by Rwanda Announce Capture of Key City in …
1 day ago · The M23 militia, funded and directed by Rwanda, said it had seized the city of Goma, terrifying its people, many of whom sought shelter there after fleeing the rebel advance.
'No safe place to go to from Goma' for millions as humanitarian …
7 hours ago · 1 of 5 | A senior humanitarian analyst on Monday that the ongoing conflict in eastern Congo’s Goma will have a “significant impact” on access to humanitarian aid in the region. Mamadou Abasse Diop, a senior analyst with ACAPS, a non-profit that provides humanitarian data and analysis, said that Goma is the main coordination …
What is M23, the Rebels That Seized Goma in Eastern Congo?
5 hours ago · The militia seized the pivotal city of Goma, threatening a new humanitarian crisis in a region that has suffered decades of fighting.
Fear and gunshots after Rwanda-backed rebels claim takeover of …
1 day ago · Residents in eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma are fleeing after Rwanda-backed rebels claimed to have captured the regional hub from Congolese forces.
Rwandan-backed rebels enter Congo's Goma in major escalation
1 day ago · Ethnic Tutsi-led M23 rebels enter city of Goma Fighting continues amid conflicting claims about M23 advance Congo and UN accuse Rwanda of sending troops into Goma Conflict stems from Rwanda ...
DR Congo: Goma under siege as ‘volatile’ crisis unfolds - UN News
1 day ago · As fighting intensifies between the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group and Congolese forces, UN chief of Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix underscored the critical state of the battle for eastern DRC’s regional capital Goma, describing the crisis as “volatile and dangerous”.
Fighting rages as rebels and army clash in DR Congo
1 day ago · Fierce fighting rages on in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma, as rebels and the army exchange fire. "All we can hear [are] gunshots around the city," one Goma resident, who ...