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AP PHOTOS: Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they've captured the key city of Goma

Rwanda-backed rebels claimed on Monday they captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in mineral wealth that remains largely untapped.

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Congo’s forces try to slow Rwanda-backed rebels in the east as protests break out in the capital

Congo’s security forces are fighting against Rwanda-backed rebels who advanced into a key eastern city in a major escalation of a decadeslong conflict

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Rwanda-Backed Rebels Capture Goma, Escalating Congo Conflict

Learn about the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seizing Goma in Congo, escalating conflict over resources and ethnic tensions.

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Rwanda-Backed Rebels Claim Capture Of Goma In Congo

Rwanda-backed rebels capture Goma, causing residents to flee amid escalating conflict in eastern Congo. UN urges rebels to withdraw, while concerns grow ov...

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Rwanda-Backed Rebels Capture Goma, Congo's Largest City

Rwanda-backed rebels capture Goma, escalating conflict in eastern Congo. UN calls for ceasefire and protection of civilians.

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Fear and gunshots after Rwanda-backed rebels claim takeover of eastern Congo's largest city

Residents in eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, woke up on Monday morning uncertain about who is in control of the city, which Rwanda-backed rebels claimed to have captured

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DRC conflict: M23 rebels enter Goma after claiming capture of city – as it happened

Rwanda-backed rebels have captured largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as United Nations reports ‘mass panic’

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France says Rwanda's offensive on DR Congo 'must stop' as rebels capture Goma

Gunfire rang out early on Monday across parts of Goma, the largest city in eastern Congo, hours after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels said they had taken control of the city despite the United Nations Security Council's calling for an end to the offensive. France has condemned Rwanda's actions and said the…

Radio France Internationale

DRC has created a reserve force to fight the M23 – why this may backfire

After nearly three decades of warfare, armed conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has only intensified. The Rwanda-backed M23 rebellion – which claims to control the main eastern DRC city of Goma since January 26 – has been at the centre of attention in recent years. However,…

The Conversation

Rwanda-backed rebels claim takeover of eastern Congo’s largest city

Gunshots rang out across Goma overnight before dozens of men in military uniform were seen early Monday morning marching with their guns into the city

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Deadly Clashes In Eastern Congo Leave Peacekeepers And Soldiers Dead

Recent clashes in eastern Congo involving M23 rebels result in deaths of peacekeepers. UN Security Council addresses escalating violence. Accusations again...

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Rwandan army ‘ready to invade DRC’ and help rebels seize city

Intelligence sources suggest battle for Congolese regional capital Goma is imminent before UN crisis talks on Sunday

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S. African Peacekeepers Killed As Fighting Rages In DRC

Three South African peacekeepers have been killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where fighting intensified on Saturday between the Congolese army and Rwandan-backed M23 fighters, a political party said.

International Business Times

9 UN peacekeepers injured as rebels close in on eastern Congo’s main city

Nine United Nations peacekeepers in eastern Congo sustained injuries during fighting with the M23 armed group, the U.N. said, as the rebels close in on Goma

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What to know about the escalating conflict in eastern Congo as rebels close in on Goma

Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the city of Goma, the government’s last stronghold in the North Kivu province, where Goma is the provincial capital and which borders Rwanda

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Thousands flee eastern DRC as M23 rebels encircle provincial capital Goma

Thousands of people have fled their homes in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, as clashes between M23 rebels and government forces intensify. The Rwanda-backed armed group has captured a string of towns over the last few days, encircling the provincial capital Goma. Several Western countries have called…

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Governor of Congo's North Kivu province dies of his wounds in fighting with rebels, authorities say

Authorities say the governor of eastern Congo’s North Kivu province has died from injuries sustained in fighting on the front line as M23 rebels close in on Goma

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

When a 25-year-old government worker was asked in 2007 to allow spoiled rice from Rwanda to be transported across the border to eastern Congo, he knew the risks of resisting corruption

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M23 Rebels Advance Towards Goma, Congo

Learn about the escalating violence in Goma, eastern Congo, as M23 rebels advance, causing panic and a humanitarian crisis.

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Panic spreads in eastern Congo's largest city as rebels battling the army close in around Goma

Panic is spreading in Goma in eastern Congo as the M23 rebels are steadily encircling the city as the insurgent group battles Congo’s army

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M23 Rebels Advance, Displacing Thousands In Eastern Congo

M23 rebels' advance towards Goma triggers mass displacement and heightens security concerns in eastern Congo.

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A rebel group is advancing on eastern Congo's largest city and over 100,000 people have fled

The M23 rebel group is advancing toward eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma

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M23 rebels in eastern Congo seize a town on a key supply route to the provincial capital

Authorities in eastern Congo say M23 rebels have seized the town of Minova, a key supply route for the provincial capital, Goma

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Rights group accuses Congo's army and a rebel group of possible war crimes

Amnesty International has accused Congo’s army and a rebel group of bombing densely populated areas in attacks that “likely constitute war crimes.”

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‘Symbol of resistance’: Lumumba, the Congolese hero killed before his prime

Many are still haunted by the aborted legacy of DR Congo’s first prime minister, who was murdered on January 17, 1961.

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