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.
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...
How DR Congo’s M23 conflict is impacting Goma
WEBApr 4, 2024 · The increased presence in Goma of armed men – from the Wazalendo to the Congolese army and its contractors – is having a major impact on displaced people, especially women and girls, aid officials and camp residents said.
What is the latest conflict in the DR Congo about?
WEBJun 21, 2022 · Goma, DRC – For decades, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been the scene of one of the world’s longest-running conflicts. In the latest iteration which began in May, its army has been...
Congo faces unprecedented crisis as violence displaces 250,000 in …
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
WEB7 Feb 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...
Residents scatter as they fear Congo rebel group will again seize …
WEBFeb 7, 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 Wednesday, even as the rebels claimed they had no intention to seize it again.
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...
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...
The U.N. rights chief says eastern Congo's escalating violence is …
WEBApr 17, 2024 · GOMA, Congo (AP) — The world is forgetting the escalating violence in eastern Congo as conflicts continue in places like Ukraine and Gaza, the U.N. human rights chief said Wednesday while visiting the region and calling for peace and support for millions repeatedly displaced.