Residents say Rwanda-backed rebels are advancing on a third city in eastern Congo
Residents say Rwanda-backed rebels appear to be heading toward a third major city in eastern Congo. International pressure ...
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Amid bombs and chaos, Goma’s displaced residents share their fears and hopes
I fled the fighting in Bweremana between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo [FARDC] and the M23 armed group ...
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The DRC illustrates how millions of people in fragile, violent and conflict-affected parts of the world are at risk of ...
Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo’s 2nd major city of Bukavu, residents say
Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo have claimed that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long ...
In Latest Advance, Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered a Key City
M23 rebels backed by Rwanda took the city of Goma in a bloody battle. This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center ...
Rwanda-backed rebels advance and Congolese forces retreat from eastern Congo's second largest city
Panic and looting are sweeping through eastern Congo’s second largest city as residents flee by the thousands to escape the ...
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Aid efforts hamstrung in Goma as the M23 tightens control
Goma is a humanitarian relief hub for all of eastern DRC, and was the epicentre of a vast crisis before it fell. It hosted ...
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Tshisekedi’s vast armoury in Goma and plan to invade Rwanda
In the last of our five-part ‘Stories from Goma’ series, The New Times takes a closer look at the big picture, with a dive into what some have described as stark evidence of a mindboggling plan by DR ...
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The Church offers a glimmer of hope amidst unimaginable suffering in DRC’s Goma
One could write endlessly about the horrors I witnessed this week in Goma, Eastern DRC. The streets, once filled with life, bore the marks of conflict—bodies being cleared away, bullet casings ...
Rebels seen in center of key DR Congo city after claiming takeover
Rebel forces have been seen in the center of Bukavu, the second largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ...
Rwanda-backed rebels tighten their grip on a major city in eastern Congo
Rwanda-backed rebels have tightened their grip on Bukavu a day after seizing the second major city in eastern Congo ...
Chaos and looting as Rwanda-backed rebels push toward eastern Congo's second major city
Panic and looting are sweeping through eastern Congo’s second largest city as residents fled by the thousands to escape the ...