Bodies on streets, hospitals struggle, battles intensify in DR Congo’s Goma
1 day ago · DRC’s Rural Development Minister Muhindo Nzangi said the Congolese army controlled 80 percent of Goma, with Rwandan troops either on the city’s outskirts or back across the border.
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key …
1 day ago · Its country director for DR Congo, Rose Tchwenko, told CNN in a statement that Goma, which she described as a “lifeline of humanitarian operations across eastern DRC” was now “perilously ...
Goma: Residents of Congo’s besieged city live in fear as …
15 hours ago · Residents of the besieged city of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, say they are gripped by fear as gunshots continue to ring out around their homes, days after rebel forces ...
Rwanda-DRC: Have M23 rebels taken over key city of Goma, and …
2 days ago · Goma’s reported capture by M23 is a “massive setback for the DRC authorities”, Vincent Rouget, an analyst at Control Risks, a global security consultancy, told Al Jazeera on Monday, adding ...
DR Congo fighting: Missiles fly over homes and bodies in streets in Goma
2 days ago · The AFP news agency is now citing a security source as saying that Goma's airport is in the hands of the M23. "They have taken control of the airport, M23 fighters are there," AFP quotes the ...
Fighting rages as rebels and army clash in DR Congo
3 days ago · Five civilians had been killed and 25 seriously injured in the town of Gisenyi, just across the border from Goma, a Rwandan military spokesperson told the AFP news agency.
‘Declaration of war’: M23 rebels claim seizing key DR Congo city of Goma
2 days ago · In a statement posted on X, DRC government’s spokesman Patrick Muyaya confirmed the presence of Rwandan army in Goma. “The government continues to work to avoid carnage and loss of human life ...
DR Congo: Goma under siege as ‘volatile’ crisis unfolds - UN News
2 days 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”.
Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve ... - CNN
3 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.
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.