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M23 rebels battling Congo's army close in on Goma

M23 rebels advance on Goma, sparking panic and injuries

Panic engulfed Goma as M23 rebels advanced steadily towards the city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, clashing with the national army on Thursday.

Las Vegas Sun · 1h

M23 rebels battling Congo's army close in on Goma as panic spreads among city's 2 million people

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.

devdiscourse · 6h

Panic in Goma: M23 Rebels Advance Amid Mounting Humanitarian Crisis

In eastern Congo, panic grips Goma as M23 rebels advance, capturing nearby towns. Goma, a key regional hub, faces heightened conflict, displacing over 7 million. Accusations against Rwanda for backing M23 persist as international bodies urge restraint.

Rwanda, M23 rebellion and Democratic Republic of Congo

AFP on MSN · 20h

Advancing M23 fighters in DR Congo aided by Rwanda backing, army weakness

The M23 armed group has seized further territory in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo and on Thursday was continuing to tighten its grip on provincial capital Goma, which is almost surrounded by fighting.

Barron's · 9h

Congolese Army Battles To Halt Advancing Rwanda-backed Fighters

Congolese helicopter gunships swooped low over the plains to fire volleys of rockets and troops trucked towards the front line to halt Rwanda-backed fighters advancing on DR Congo's eastern provincial capital after capturing a string of towns.

BBC on MSN · 2d

Rwanda-backed rebels capture key eastern DR Congo town

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken over the key eastern trading town of Minova, according to various sources. The fall of the city puts the rebels within 40km (25 miles) of provincial capital, Goma, which lies close to the border with Rwanda.

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M23 Rebels Capture Minova: Strategic Threat to Goma

The M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken over the town of Minova, threatening Goma. The conflict has displaced 484,000 people, with Congo and the UN accusing Rwanda of supporting ...

Newsday11d

Congo says several towns recaptured from rebels but fighting intensifies in its east

GOMA, Congo — Several towns that fell to armed ... territory in the vast and mineral-rich region near the border with Rwanda. The conflict has created one of the world’s largest humanitarian ...

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Killed for fighting corruption, a Congolese man made a martyr is inspiring a new generation

When Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi was asked in 2007 to allow spoiled rice from Rwanda to be transported across the border to the eastern Congo city of Goma, he knew the risks of resisting ...

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DR Congo: M23 rebels say North Kivu governor killed

The military governor of North Kivu Province in eastern DR Congo was killed in the battlefield on Thursday, January 23, according to M23 rebels. Maj Gen Peter Chirimwami, who was based in provincial ...

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Live Rwanda Franc (RWF) Exchange Rates

Welcome to the Rwanda Franc exchange rate & live currency converter page. The Rwanda Franc (RWF) exchange rates represented on this page are live, updated every minute within the forex market's ...

The Africa Report21h

Military escalation in eastern DRC after diplomatic deadlock

The Congolese army acknowledged on 21 January the advance of M23 rebels in South Kivu province. Backed by Rwanda’s army, the ...

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