DRC rebels take eastern city of Goma – why it matters and what could happen next
The M23 rebel group have captured the city of Goma in the eastern DRC in a major escalation of a drawn-out conflict.
Hindustan Times5d
India urges citizens to leave Bukavu city in Congo
The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels captured the eastern city of Goma last week, with more than 770 people killed in the fighting, New Delhi: India on Sunday urged its citizens living in Bukavu in Congo ...
Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe
The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety ...
Hindustan Times3d
East Congo city of Goma rushes to bury bodies after rebel offensive
Feb 4 - Over 2,000 bodies require burial in Goma after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels ... order and said it had no intention of capturing Bukavu, South Kivu's provincial capital, following reports ...
National Catholic Reporter5d
Congolese bishops say Goma situation remains grave; full scale of human toll still emerging
As an uneasy calm returned to the Congolese city of Goma, following a unilateral ceasefire declared by the rebels, people ...
AFP on MSN4d
DR Congo, Rwanda leaders to join summit on crisis in war-torn east
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame will attend a summit on Saturday as a Rwanda-backed armed ...
The Africa Report5d
DRC war: Rwanda shrugs off increasing global pressure over M23 fighting in the Kivus
Rwanda is facing mounting international pressure over its role in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the ...
Over 100 women raped, burnt alive in DR Congo jailbreak: UN
More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burnt alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma, according to ...
Congo calls rebels' ceasefire declaration 'false communication' as reports of fighting continue
Congo's government on Tuesday described the unilateral ceasefire declared by Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo as “false communication,” while the United Nations noted reports of heavy fighting ...
‘Days of Mass Burials Ahead’ as Congo Mourns Its Dead in Goma
Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...
Sky6d
Bodies in streets as morgues exceed capacity after 700 killed in just four days of fighting around Goma in Congo
The Congolese health ministry said on Saturday there were 773 bodies in hospital morgues in and around Goma following a recent ... were said to be moving toward Bukavu, in South Kivu, but appeared ...