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DRC: Residents of M23‑occupied Goma pick up the pieces

The eastern DRC city of Goma was seized by M23 rebels and their Rwandan allies on 26 January. Residents have emerged to count the dead and make sense of the fast-moving offensive.

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Over a hundred bodies found in Goma streets after clashes between M23 and DRC army

At least 111 bodies were collected in the streets of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, between Wednesday and Thursday after clashes between the army and the armed group March 23 Movement (M23), which took over the city on Monday,

UPI News on MSN · 1d

DRC president vows to fight M23 rebels in battle for Goma

President of the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Thursday that his troopers are fighting an insurgence by the Rwandan-backed militant group M23 which recently captured swaths of land in the east.

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The Africa Report · 3h

Congo courts Washington as Rwandan‑backed rebels seize Goma

The US is feeling pressure to intervene after its embassy in Kinshasa was attacked on Tuesday by anti-M23 offensive protesters in eastern DRC.

Hosted on MSN · 20h

Rwanda-backed rebels bed down in Congo's Goma and push south for further gains

The United Nations expressed deep concern at reports of M23 rebels and Rwandan troops advancing south towards the Congolese city of Bukavu on Thursday, as the militants sought also to assert their control over east Congo's largest city Goma.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Rwanda's Kagame Defiant on Criticism of East Congo Offensive; Rebels Push South

Rwandan President Paul Kagame blasted criticism of his country's role in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where rebels his government backs have seized its largest city, saying Kigali is prepared for "confrontation" if necessary.

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UN food warehouse in DRC’s Goma looted — WFP

According to Cynthia Jones, nearly 800,000 people in Goma are in need for food and the WFP resumes its operation in the east of the DRC, which was suspended after the M23 units attacked the city ...

UN warns of worrying humanitarian situation in DRC’s Goma amid assault by Rwanda-backed rebels

The United Nations Security Council, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and senior U.N. officials are calling for the M23 to ...

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‘Urgent debate’ scheduled to discuss SANDF casualties in the DRC

After multiple calls from members of parliament and political parties, Parliament’s National Assembly will on 10 February ...

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IOM Raises Alarm Over Displacement of Hundreds of Thousands in Goma, DRC

The International Organization for Migration (IOM), is deeply concerned about the hundreds of thousands of civilians displaced over the last few days in Goma, North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic ...

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EXPLAINER - Goma crisis: Why is conflict raging in the eastern DRC? (Q&A)

Economic rivalry and ethnic tensions lay at the center of the long-simmering conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the strategically located city of Goma has recently fallen to r ...