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Goma, Congo

‘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 Central African country in decades.

U.S. News & World Report · 5h

Congo to Seek UN Investigation Into 'Mass Violations' in Goma

A man stands in front of a gas station office that was hit by light and heavy weapons during the fighting in the town that led to the fall of Goma to the M23 rebels, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,

Reuters · 1d

As Goma ceasefire largely holds, Congo rushes to bury bodies from rebel offensive

Rebels in eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, began a ceasefire on Tuesday and people rushed to bury some 2,000 victims of last week's battles for the city as they feared the spread of disease.

M23 rebellion, Goma and Rwanda

The Conversation · 2d

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.

Forbes · 4d

Rwandan-Backed M23 Rebels Seize Goma And Advance Further Into Eastern DRC

United Nations agencies called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting between

The Washington Post · 5h

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

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Despite ceasefire, humanitarian situation in Goma is tense

After the M23 militia advanced on Goma in eastern DRC, hospitals report they have now reached capacity. While the militia has ...

thenewhumanitarian3d

Goma capture sparks fears of deeper regional conflict as Rwanda-backed rebels push south

Kenyan President William Ruto, the East African Community (EAC) chair, convened a virtual summit on 29 January to discuss the ...

21h

UN: Deaths near 3,000 in fighting for DRC's Goma

A senior U.N. official in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Wednesday that nearly 3,000 people have been killed in a ...

Daily Monitor on MSN1d

Bodies, untreated water, rain add up to health risks in Goma, says UN

Bodies in the streets, no clean water and an intensifying rainy season trigger escalating health risks in Goma, the ...

6don MSN

Rwanda-backed rebels bed down in Congo's Goma and push south for further gains

(Reuters) -Rwandan-backed M23 rebels asserted their control over east Congo's largest city Goma on Thursday by calling on ...

UCA News13h

Congolese bishops say Goma situation remains grave

The United Nations confirmed at least 900 people died in the fighting and another million were displaced, but the full scale of the human toll is still emerging. Many of those who died are women and ...

independent.co.ug7h

M23 appoints new Mayor of Goma

The March 23 Movement (M23) has appointed Mukadisi Niragire Hélène as the Mayor of Goma Commune in North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In a statement signed by Bertrand Bisimwa, ...

National Catholic Reporter3d

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 ...

15h

Fighting resumes in DRC's South Kivu ahead of crisis talks

Congolese authorities said its troops and its allies clashed with the M23 rebel group, supported by Rwandan soldiers, in the ...

10h

Rebels break truce to advance in Congo

Rwanda-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this ...

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