Nearly a month ago, M23 rebels captured the regional capital Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. At the time, one of the worst reported atrocities of the conflict took place ...
The Goma takeover signals a new chapter in this conflict, which is not only internal. According to various sources, the M23 receives support from soldiers in neighboring Rwanda. However, the ...
The M23’s capture of Goma marked a significant turning point in the decades-long conflict in eastern DRC, with repercussions across the continent. At least seven African national armies are currently ...
"The humanitarian situation in and around Goma remains extremely worrying," Jens Laerke, spokesman for the United Nations' humanitarian agency OCHA, told reporters in Geneva. He said UN colleagues ...
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), M23 rebels have captured Bukavu in the DRC, following Goma's fall, with locals surprisingly welcoming them. The DRC faces systemic corruption ...
At least 3,000 were reported killed and thousands displaced in the Goma fighting. The M23 is the most prominent of more than 100 armed groups vying for control of eastern DRC’s trillions of ...
Since the M23 rebels captured the border town of Goma, horrifying details of mass murders and mass ... Until now, Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has rejected accusations by the DRC, the UN and Burundi ...
Two days earlier, the deputy head of the United Nations mission in the DRC, Vivian van de Perre, had reported that some "2,000 bodies [had] been recovered from the streets of Goma [in the] last ...
Rwanda-backed rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have promised to “restore ... South Kivu after last month taking control of Goma, the capital of neighbouring North Kivu ...
Since the M23 rebels captured the border town of Goma, horrifying details of mass ... threatens to plunge the entire region into warImage: Daniel Buuma/Getty Images "It appears that the countries ...