Congo rebels close in on the eastern city of Goma
Rwandan-backed fighters closed in on eastern Congo's largest city of Goma on Sunday (January 26), forcing thousands of civilians to flee and grounding flights from the local airport as government forces battled to stop the rebels seizing the city.
The M23 rebels announced the city's capture in a statement minutes before a 48-hour deadline imposed by the group for the ...
Eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, has been captured by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, causing deep concern amid 'mass panic' among its two million residents. This escalation in one of Africa's ...
Gunfire broke out on Sunday night in the centre of the besieged Congolese city Goma after the Democratic Republic of Congo accused neighbouring Rwanda of sending more troops across the ...
Hundreds of people attempted to flee the Democratic Republic of Congo to Rwanda on Sunday, as heavy gunfire resonated across ...
The Democratic Republic of Congo withdrew its diplomats from Kigali as the Rwanda-backed M23 fighters advanced on the key ...
A spokesman for the Democratic Republic of Congo's army said Saturday: "Rwanda is determined to seize the city of Goma" in the east of the country.
On Thursday, fighting raged between rebels from the Rwanda-backed M23 group and Congolese forces in the town of Saké, the last major army position before Goma, a provincial capital with more than ...
Weaknesses within the Congolese army, as well as backing from Rwanda are aiding the fighters of the M23, according to experts, who have not ruled out an offensive on Goma, at the heart of the ...
Weaknesses within the Congolese army, as well as backing from Rwanda are aiding the fighters of the M23, according to experts, who have not ruled out an offensive on Goma, at the heart of the ...
Congolese authorities have blocked access to the airport in Goma, a provincial capital in eastern Democratic Republic of ...
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