DR Congo: Thousands flee as M23 rebels close in on key city of Goma …
13 hours ago · Explosions and gunshots are reportedly heard in the eastern city of Goma late on Sunday. ... has told the Reuters news agency its forces will seize control of Goma at 03:00 local time (01:00 GMT ...
Rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo say they have taken ... - Sky News
14 hours ago · The strategic city of Goma has a population of about two million people and is a regional hub for security and humanitarian efforts. Eyewitness: Sky News team in DRC attacked as civilians flee The ...
M23 rebels battling Congo’s army close in on Goma as panic …
3 days ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — 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 city’s distant outskirts and hundreds of wounded civilians were brought in to the main hospital from the area of the fighting.
Thousands flee as rebels close in on key DR Congo city - BBC
13 hours ago · Explosions and gunshots are reportedly heard in the eastern city of Goma late on Sunday. BBC Homepage ... has told the Reuters news agency its forces will seize control of Goma at 03:00 local time ...
UN chief calls for Rwandan forces to leave DRC as rebels press ...
19 hours ago · United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has called on Rwandan forces to withdraw from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and halt support for M23 fighters advancing on the key city of Goma ...
Gunfire in DR Congo's Goma as Kenya pushes peace talks
2 days ago · Rwanda's ambassador to the UN, Ernest Rwamucyo, rejected DRC's accusations, blaming Kinshasa for the deteriorating situation. Goma was briefly occupied at the end of 2012 by the M23, or March 23 ...
DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack - UN News
2 days ago · “We are deeply alarmed at the heightened risk of an attack by the M23 armed group on Goma, the capital of North Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo…Any such attack on Goma risks catastrophic impacts on hundreds of thousands of civilians, putting them at heightened exposure to human rights violations and abuses,” said Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the UN human rights ...
DR Congo violence: Panic in Goma as M23 rebels advance - BBC
Feb 11, 2024 · Rebels from the ethnic Tutsi-led M23 movement are blocking the two main roads into Goma from the north and the west and preventing produce from getting through.
DR Congo violence: Panic in Goma as M23 rebels advance - BBC News
Feb 11, 2024 · Rebels from the ethnic Tutsi-led M23 movement are blocking the two main roads into Goma from the north and the west and preventing produce from getting through.
Thousands flee in eastern DR Congo as M23 rebels advance near Goma
Feb 7, 2024 · Thousands of people are fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as fighting intensifies between the Congolese army and the M23 armed group. Fighters reportedly surrounded the...
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