Goma, Congo and M23 rebellion

DR Congo’s rebels vow to take Kinshasa after claiming capture of Goma
The bloody conflict in the eastern DRC took a dramatic turn this week when Kigali-backed fighters from the M23 claimed to take control of Goma in North Kivu province before advanc
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.
Congo courts Washington as Rwandan‑backed rebels seize Goma
The US is feeling pressure to intervene after its embassy in Kinshasa was attacked on Tuesday by anti-M23 offensive protesters in eastern DRC.
Congo's M23 rebels take control of Goma airport, embassies attacked in capital
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, on Wednesday, Netanyahu said in a statement, amid the Gaza ceasefire and a regional diplomatic push.
Having Seized Goma, Congo's M23 Rebels Want to Show They Can Govern
Members of the M23 rebel group gather to supervise Congolese potential recruits for the M23 rebel group before being taken to training centres run by M23 rebels, amid clashes between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC),
DR Congo crisis: M23 rebels vow to march on Kinshasa after capturing Goma
Rwanda-backed fighters advanced on a second front in their offensive across eastern DR Congo on Wednesday after seizing control of the key city of Goma during heavy fighting with the Congolese military.
'We are in Goma to stay' says M23 coalition chief in DR Congo
"We're here in Goma to stay" says Corneille Nangaa, head of a coalition of groups including the Rwanda-backed M23, pledging they will march to the DR Congo capital Kinshasa to "protect the population against the uncivil".
Congo's M23 rebels consolidate control over a devastated Goma
Goma. The United States told Rwanda it was "deeply troubled" by the fall of Goma in eastern Congo to Rwandan-backed M23 rebels, who appeared on Wednesday to have consolidated control over the city of nearly 2 million in just two days.
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VIDEO: Protestors in DR Congo city of Goma want Burundi, SADC forces out
Hundreds of protestors in the Himbi neighbourhood of Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, on Friday, January 31, called for the removal of Congolese president Felix Tshisekedi as well as the exit ...
Indians in Congo's conflict-ridden Goma city moved to safer places: MEA
India on Friday called for a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Congo and said it is closely following the developments ...
Majority of Indian nationals in Goma have moved to safety: MEA
Indian nationals in Goma, Congo move to safer places as M23 rebels take control, Indian troops safe under UN mission.
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels pledge to 'march all the way to Kinshasa'
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group vowed Thursday to "continue the march of liberation" to the DR Congo capital Kinshasa, as ...
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IOM Raises Alarm Over Displacement of Hundreds of Thousands in Goma, DRC
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), is deeply concerned about the hundreds of thousands of civilians displaced over the last few days in Goma, North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic ...
Goma under siege: What do M23, Rwanda want and what can happen next?
Goma, the capital of North Kivu, is both a strategic economic hub and a trade conduit to Rwanda. Rwanda frames its ...
Rwanda-backed rebels bed down in Congo's Goma and push south for further gains
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels asserted their control over east Congo's largest city Goma on Thursday by calling on residents to ...
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M23 rebels aim to overthrow Kinshasa administration, researcher says, as UN warns of regional war
FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade speaks to Dr Alex Vines, head of the Africa Programme at Chatham House, about the M23 offensive in ...
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Southern African bloc backs Congo’s territorial integrity amid M23 rebel offensive
Summit in Zimbabwe urges immediate dispatch of officials to Congo which has seen eastern Goma face attacks by rebels ...