'We don't know what comes next': Signs of surrender and fierce battles in Goma, now the site of the UN's largest peacekeeping mission in the world
The Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have released captured Romanian mercenaries who were fighting with the Congolese army. As they passed a border, they were chastised by Willy Ngoma, who tapped them mockingly one by one.
UN warns of worrying humanitarian situation in DRC’s Goma amid assault by Rwanda-backed rebels
DR Congo foreign minister calls on UN for action as rebels take over Goma
Fighting Ongoing Across DRC's Goma, Rwanda Troops in City, Says UN
DR Congo breaks relations with Rwanda as Rwandan-backed M23 militia seizes Goma
The conflict comes amid rising global tensions after Donald Trump’s election, especially between Washington and Beijing, over control of strategic minerals like those present in the Congo.
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Humanitarian situation in DRC's Goma 'extremely worrying': UN
The UN on Tuesday said the humanitarian situation in the besieged DR Congo city of Goma was "extremely worrying" amid mass displacement, food shortages, looted aid, overflowing hospitals and widespread sexual violence.
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Situation in DR Congo's Goma calmer, with sporadic shooting and looting reported: UN
Situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) city of Goma is calmer but still tense, with some violence hampering humanitarian operations, a UN spokesman said. Stephane Dujarric, chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres,
Congolese president snubs peace talks over Goma crisis
Six peacekeepers killed fighting rebels in eastern Congo, officials say, as rebels close in on Goma
Congo’s Never-Ending War: M23 Rebels Invade Goma
Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve captured the key city of Goma
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.
‘No safe place to go to from Goma’ for millions as humanitarian crisis looms in eastern Congo city
Bodies are lying on the streets. Medical staff in overwhelmed hospitals are treating hundreds of wounded civilians against the backdrop of gunfire and mortar fire.
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DR CONGO CRISIS: Security Council hears call for ‘urgent and coordinated international action’ over Goma
The Security Council met for the second time in three days on Tuesday over the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, with UN agencies and partners on the ground reporting chaos in the streets of the regional capital Goma amid rising death and displacement as the M23 armed group takes over towns and villages.
Amid DRC violence, Rwanda falsely accuses US, EU, UN of triggering hostilities
The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels triggered the ongoing hostilities by launching an offensive north of Goma, on Oct. 26, 2023, in violation of the Luanda process.
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Rwanda, DRC in Goma crisis summit as Kagame agrees with US on ceasefire
The president of crisis-hit Democratic Republic of Congo was set to meet his Rwandan counterpart at an emergency summit on Wednesday, as fighters backed by Kigali appeared on the brink of seizing the key city of Goma.
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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.