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Rwanda-backed rebels vow to take DRC capital after claiming capture of Goma

Congolese soldiers and police officers who surrendered to M23 rebels, left, prepare to board trucks to an undisclosed location, in Goma, DR Congo, on January 30, 2025 [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]

Rwanda-backed rebels are closing in on the key eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo city of Bukavu, promising to continue their lightning offensive until they take the national capital.

The bloody conflict in the eastern DRC took a dramatic turn this week when Kigali-backed fighters from the M23 claimed to take control of Goma in North Kivu province before advancing southwards in the direction of Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu.

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