What to know about the escalating conflict in eastern Congo as rebels close in on Goma
Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the ...
UN Peacekeepers 'Engaged' In 'Intense' Fighting With M23 Forces In DR Congo
The United Nations mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) said Friday that its peacekeepers are "engaged" in "intense" fighting against Rwanda-backed M23 forces, who have almost encircled ...
Fighting Rages Near Congo Trading Hub as UN Warns of Broader War
Fighting between M23 rebels and Democratic Republic of Congo’s army intensified on Friday with the militia threatening to ...
UN warns Congo's M23 conflict could spark regional war
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that eastern Congo's M23 conflict risks spiralling into a ...
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UN refugee agency 'gravely' concerned over worsening violence in Democratic Republic of Congo
It is vital, and long overdue, for peace to take root in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the benefit of its people ...
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DR Congo: Civilians at Risk as M23 Approaches Goma
Civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are at increasing risk as the abusive M23 armed group, supported by the ...
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Member of Bishops’ Conference say situation in eastern Congo is ‘catastrophic’
A leading bishop in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says the situation in the conflict-hit eastern part of the country ...
Fighting Nears Congo Trading Hub as UN Warns of Broader War
Fighting between M23 rebels and Democratic Republic of Congo’s army intensified on Friday, with the militia threatening to ...
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M23 rebels battling Congo's army close in on Goma as panic spreads among city's 2 million people
Panic spread in eastern Congo's main city on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to Goma and seizing a nearby town as they battle the Congolese army. Bombs were heard going off in the ...