DR Congo violence: Panic in Goma as M23 rebels advance - BBC
WEBRebels 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.
Congolese city Goma under threat as thousands flee rebel advance
WEBFeb 7, 2024 · GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb 7 (Reuters) - A rocket landed near a university in the Congolese city of Goma on Wednesday as thousands of civilians fled a fresh advance by M23 rebels...
Congo faces unprecedented crisis as violence ... - Associated Press News
WEBMar 13, 2024 · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Escalating violence in Congo’s eastern region has displaced at least 250,000 people in the last month, a senior United Nations official said Wednesday, describing the situation as an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.
Thousands flee in eastern DR Congo as M23 rebels advance near Goma
WEBFeb 7, 2024 · Thousands are “on the road right now”, trying to escape the violence and get to Goma, Al Jazeera’s Alain Uaykani said, reporting from Bulengo on Wednesday. “They have been fighting for a week...
Threat of regional war intensifies as DR Congo rebels close in on Goma
WEBMar 19, 2024 · As fighting between M23 rebels and DRC government forces intensified around Goma, capital of the eastern province of North Kivu, the situation had become “really catastrophic”, said Angèle ...
Resurging violence in Democratic Republic of Congo forces ... - NPR
WEBFeb 16, 2024 · The brutal decades-long conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is moving into a new phase, and the city of Goma is in the crosshairs of the violence.
Thousands displaced as M23 rebels near key DRC city of Goma
WEBNov 15, 2022 · Thousands of people have been displaced in the volatile eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as fighting between the army and M23 rebels moved close to the key city of Goma, an...
Residents flee as they fear Congo rebel group will again seize key ...
WEBFeb 8, 2024 · GOMA, Congo (AP) — One of eastern Congo’s most active rebel groups is attacking a community considered the last line of defense before the region’s largest city of Goma, fleeing residents said...
At least 15 killed as anti-UN protests spread in eastern DR Congo
WEBJul 26, 2022 · Five people were killed in Goma and about 50 others were wounded, according to government spokesman Patrick Muyaya. Seven civilians were killed in Butembo, local police chief Colonel Paul Ngoma...
DR Congo's deadly anti-UN protest: Soldiers go on trial in Goma - BBC
WEBSep 6, 2023 · The government's most recent update on the anti-UN protest in Goma put the death toll at 43, which includes a police officer who was allegedly killed by the protesters.