Rebels enter outskirts of Goma and close the airport in the ... - CNN
1 day ago · Congolese rebels and allied Rwandan forces entered the outskirts of Goma on Sunday and the airport in the key eastern city was no longer in use, the top UN official in the country said. Thousands ...
What to know about the escalating conflict in eastern Congo as …
3 days ago · DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the city of Goma, the government’s last stronghold in the region bordering Rwanda.. The offensive by the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group has stretched local hospitals to the limit, with hundreds of wounded …
UN describes 'mass panic' in Goma as Rwanda-backed rebels …
1 day ago · According to a UN report, over a third of the population of North Kivu province where Goma is located are currently displaced, and the capture of Goma will likely exacerbate the situation.
What to know about the escalating conflict in eastern Congo as …
3 days ago · Explosions from Goma's outskirts have been reverberating across the city of 2 million people this week. Schools and stores are closed and police are out in full force. ... "This situation is ...
Thousands uprooted as Congo M23 rebels near Goma in major …
4 days ago · Laden with just the possessions they can carry, thousands of displaced people have reached the outskirts of the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, fleeing a rapid M23 rebel ...
DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack
3 days ago · “We are deeply alarmed at the heightened risk of an attack by the M23 armed group on Goma, the capital of North Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo…Any such attack on Goma risks catastrophic impacts on hundreds of thousands of civilians, putting them at heightened exposure to human rights violations and abuses,” said Ravina Shamdasani, …
Nine SANDF members killed in DRC fighting off M23 rebels advancing on Goma
2 days ago · During the current clashes, the spokesperson for the M23 rebels, Lawrence Kanyuka, warned the SANDF to withdraw from the conflict in North Kivu because "we have no differences or hostile posture towards them". ... Taking over Goma would mean the rebels would be controlling the entire province of North Kivu, one of the DRC's richest and most ...
DR Congo: Civilians at Risk as M23 Approaches Goma
3 days ago · “The situation facing Goma’s civilians is becoming increasingly perilous and the humanitarian needs are enormous,” said Clémentine de Montjoye, senior Africa researcher at Human Rights ...
DR Congo violence: Panic in Goma as M23 rebels advance - BBC
Feb 11, 2024 · Rebels from the ethnic Tutsi-led M23 movement are blocking the two main roads into Goma from the north and the west and preventing produce from getting through.
Congo faces unprecedented crisis as violence displaces 250,000 in …
Mar 13, 2024 · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Escalating violence in Congo’s eastern region has displaced at least 250,000 people in the last month, a senior United Nations official said Wednesday, describing the situation as an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.
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