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DRC: Goma residents split on M23 ceasefire announcement
Reactions in Goma remain mixed. While some residents welcome the move as a step toward peace, others express deep skepticism ...
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Goma dispatch: Mass graves and reprisal fears as M23 seize DR Congo city
The M23, whose top brass are mostly Congolese Tutsi, began its insurgency more than three years ago after a decade of dormancy, seizing large parts of North Kivu province before finally grabbing Goma, ...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Conflict in Goma leaves thousands dead and displaced as residents struggle to rebuild amid fragile security
The Congolese returning to Goma to rebuild their homeland said they were heartbroken over the devastated situation in the city, which left them wandering how to reconstruct their life with fragile ...
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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 ...
M23 rebels settle in DRC's Sake, but residents aren't returning
While Goma has fallen into the hands of the rebel group and the Rwandan army, Sake, just a few kilometers away, remains ...
UN calls for peace as conflict in the DRC continues to escalate
General has called for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The three-decade long conflict has escalated, after the M23 ...
Civilians at increased risk as M23 rebels capture DRC's Goma, rights advocates warn
Fighting between M23 and Democratic Republic of the Congo forces has displaced 400,000 since the start of this year, ...
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Goma in crisis: Rising death toll as M23 battles Congolese army
It is still unclear how many people have died in the ongoing conflict pitting the M23 and the Congolese army. Bodies of ...
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Rwanda-backed M23 strengthens its control over DRC’s Goma
Kenya has announced a virtual crisis summit, but Congolese state media says President Felix Tshisekedi will not attend.
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Uruguayan peacekeeper killed in DRC as rebels seize Goma
Goma residents began evacuating the city early Sunday ... Kenyan President William Ruto confirmed after conferring with his thanked DRC and Rwandan colleagues Etienne Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame ...
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Relief group pulls workers out of DRC's Goma as M23 rebels advance
Rose Tchwenko, the DRC’s country director for Mercy Corps ... In other words, we are trapped." Jack Mongi, a Goma resident who sent VOA an audio message in French via WhatsApp, said that ...
Tshisekedi to join regional summit on eastern DRC conflict
Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi will take part in a joint summit of Eastern and Southern African ...