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.
Congo faces unprecedented crisis as violence ... - Associated Press News
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.
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...
Resurging violence in Democratic Republic of Congo forces ... - NPR
WEBFeb 16, 2024 · Thousands who are fleeing the ongoing conflict between government forces and M-23 rebels reach the entrance the Democratic Republic of Congo eastern city of Goma.
The U.N. rights chief says eastern Congo's ... - Associated Press News
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.
What's happening in eastern Congo and why aid ... - Associated Press News
WEBFeb 19, 2024 · Aid organisations fear a new humanitarian crisis in the restive eastern Congo region, where the renowned armed rebel group M23 is in the midst of a new advance that threatens to cut off a major city and leave millions of people struggling for food and medical help.
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 ...
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...
At least 12 killed in bomb attacks on eastern DR Congo …
WEB4 May 2024. At least 12 people, including children, have been killed in twin bomb blasts that hit two camps for displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to...
DR Congo's deadly anti-UN protest: Soldiers go on trial in Goma - BBC
WEBSep 6, 2023 · The government's most recent update on the anti-UN protest in Goma put the death toll at 43, which includes a police officer who was allegedly killed by the protesters.