Defence Web32m
SAMIDRC soldiers – including from South Africa – apparently exiting Goma
About 200 wounded and sick soldiers from the Southern African Development Community Mission in the Democratic Republic of ...
Defence Web3d
Death toll in Goma tops four thousand
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) heard this week “a parallel administration” seemingly set up by the Congo River ...
BBC18d
Malawi president orders troops to withdraw from DR Congo
The M23 rebels captured the key city of Goma last week Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered the military to begin preparing to withdraw from their peacekeeping mission in the volatile ...
Relief group pulls workers out of DRC's Goma as M23 rebels advance
This comes after the reportedly Rwandan-backed rebels said over the weekend they had taken control of the city, the biggest city in the region ...
The Washington Post28d
Rwandan-backed rebels clash with Congolese forces over control of Goma
Civilians in Goma, some of whom had already fled the rebel ... including Tanzania, South Africa and Malawi. Burundian troops are also fighting alongside Congolese government troops.
Voice of America29d
Congo severs ties with Rwanda as rebels close in on Goma, displacing thousands
"We are going to Goma, but I heard that there are bombs in Goma ... Additionally, three Malawian peacekeepers were killed in ...
dw29d
DR Congo updates: M23 claim they have captured Goma
M23 urged residents of Goma to remain calm and for Congolese forces ... while seven other South African soldiers and three from Malawi, serving in a separate Southern African mission were also ...
Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe
said he is still worried about the situation in Goma. “I came to listen to their project," the 26-year-old said. “I don’t know if I’m convinced. ... We’re still afraid.” Meanwhile, Malawi President ...
News2419d
Malawi orders troops to prepare withdrawal from eastern Congo
Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered preparations ... This advance could indicate a renewed push towards Bukavu that the M23 first launched after they seized Goma last week. The capture of ...
Six peacekeepers killed fighting rebels in eastern Congo, officials say, as rebels close in on Goma
Fighting with M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo left six United Nations peacekeepers dead, UN officials said Saturday.
France 2428d
DR Congo severs ties with Rwanda as M23 rebel group closes in on Goma
“We are going to Goma, but I heard that there are bombs in Goma ... Additionally, three Malawian peacekeepers were killed in eastern Congo, the United Nations in Malawi said Saturday. Seven South ...
dw28d
DR Congo says Rwanda army in Goma
The Congolese government statement comes hours after ethnic Tutsi-led M23 rebels said they had taken control of Goma. On Saturday, international peacekeepers from South Africa, Malawi and Uruguay ...