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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 ...
AU summit unlikely to make progress on Congo in face of Rwanda defiance
Congo's war tops the agenda at this weekend's African Union summit but chances of diplomatic progress are slim as rebels ...
Rwanda-backed rebels take more towns as they expand control after seizing east Congo’s largest city
Congolese forces were losing control of the city of Goma on Wednesday after rebel groups backed by Rwanda took over the airport and shared plans to set up a new administration.
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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 ...
Fighting ongoing across DRC's Goma, Rwanda troops in city, says UN
Fighting across the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and "is still very much ongoing ... it's not over yet," senior U.N. official in Congo, Bruno Lemarquis, said on Monday after ...
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Rwanda: Ensure Humanitarian Aid Reaches Goma
Rwandan forces and the abusive M23 armed group should urgently ensure access to and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian ...
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Congo's Rwanda-backed rebels say they have taken control of key eastern city of Goma
Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, early Monday, as the United Nations described a “mass panic” among its 2 million people and Congo’s ...
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Congo’s Rwanda-backed rebels say they have taken control of the key eastern city of Goma
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, early Monday, as the United Nations described a “mass panic” among its 2 million people ...
Congo children fear returning to class in scarred city of Goma
STORY: It's the start of the day at Mama Mulez school in Goma, but only 23 students of the usual 1,200 trickle in for ...