DR Congo: Goma city close to falling to Rwanda-backed M23 …
3 days ago · The besieged Congolese city of Goma was rocked by heavy artillery fire on Monday, January 27, as France warned the regional capital was on the brink of falling to militia fighters and Rwandan troops.
M23 rebels appear to seize most of Goma in eastern DR Congo
1 day ago · The M23 briefly occupied Goma at the end of 2012 and was defeated by Congolese forces and the UN the following year. The group re-emerged in late 2021 and started seizing large swathes of North ...
UN warns of 'worrying' humanitarian crisis in Goma - France 24
2 days ago · The United Nations said on January 28 that food assistance in and around Goma had been "paused" and voiced concern over food shortages. France 24's Angela Diffley tells us more.
Gunfire heard in DR Congo's Goma as M23 rebels, Rwandan …
3 days ago · Gunfire rang out across Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday as M23 rebels and Rwandan forces were spotted throughout the city. Hospitals reported at least 17 deaths and hundreds ...
France ramps up diplomacy as M23 rebels advance in eastern …
2 days ago · France says Rwanda's offensive on DR Congo 'must stop' as rebels capture Goma Myriam Favier, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in North Kivu, reported that medical teams were ...
Rebels Backed by Rwanda Announce Capture of Key City in …
3 days ago · France acknowledged that Goma had been captured by M23, according to three Western diplomatic and humanitarian sources. The U.S. secretary of state, Marco Rubio, called President Félix Tshisekedi ...
Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
2 days ago · Displaced people leave a camp and head for the city of Goma after being shot at, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday. ... The United Kingdom and France had earlier condemned ...
DR Congo conflict: What is the fighting in Goma about? - BBC
1 day ago · DR Congo's government, as well as the US and France, have also identified Rwanda as backing the group. Last year, a UN experts report said that up to 4,000 Rwandan troops were fighting alongside ...
DR Congo fighting: Missiles fly over homes and bodies in streets in Goma
3 days ago · The UN says hundreds of people are wounded and that bodies are lying in the streets of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo following an advance by M23 rebels on the key city The ...
France says Rwanda's offensive on DR Congo 'must stop' as rebels …
3 days ago · France says Rwanda's offensive on DR Congo 'must stop' as rebels capture Goma. Gunfire rang out early on Monday across parts of Goma, the largest city in eastern Congo, hours after Rwanda-backed ...