The New Humanitarian7h
After the fall of Goma and Bukavu, where is DR Congo’s M23 war headed?
Rwandan support, combined with weaknesses in DRC’s army, enabled the M23 to seize vast amounts of territory in North Kivu province before capturing the provincial capital, Goma, a city of two million, ...
The Africa Report13h
M23 takes Walikale in DRC, defying ceasefire: The shifting front line of the rebel offensive
The M23 rebels took control of the North Kivu mining town a day after Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame called for an ...
New Vision on MSN8h
M23 fighters seize key DR Congo town despite ceasefire bid
GOMA - The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has taken control of the mining hub of Walikale in DR Congo, local sources said Thursday, despite attempts to broker a ceasefire this week.The seizure of the ...
Global Voices1d
DRC: The forgotten victims of the conflict in Goma
In Goma, families deprived of their homes and livelihoods often wander in search of refuge, not knowing what tomorrow will ...
Le Monde.fr3d
DRC's Goma, after the M23 attack: A city at a standstill, cut off from the world
A month and a half after the M23 rebels and their Rwandan allies seized Goma in late January, the fighting has stopped. However, despair is spreading among the traders of Birere and much of the ...
BBC6d
'They killed all these young people' - BBC investigates alleged massacre in rebel-held Congolese city
When he heard that Freddy had been shot - by M23 rebels he was told - he and others rushed to the scene in Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. "When we arrived, we found Freddy still ...
Jurist1d
Human rights group condemns M23 rebels’ human rights abuses in DRC
Amnesty International raised concerns on Tuesday regarding the ongoing human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Since the Rwandan-backed rebel group, M23, captured the city of ...
The Africa Report8d
Eastern DRC: The impossible death toll of the battle for Goma
More than a month after rebels captured Goma, the capital of DRC’s North Kivu province, humanitarian workers dispute the UN’s ...
M23 rebels withdraw from Congo peace talks, citing international sanctions
The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured key areas of Congo’s mineral-rich east say they have withdrawn from planned peace talks ...
Al Jazeera English11d
M23 rebels advance as DRC gov’t offers $5m reward to capture rebel leaders
The M23 armed group has pushed deeper into the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s mineral-rich region after capturing the key cities of Goma and Bukavu – the capitals of North and South Kivu ...
DR Congo, M23 To Hold Direct Talks? SADC Ends Military Mission In DRC | Firstpost Africa | N18G
DR Congo, M23 To Hold Direct Talks? SADC Ends Military Mission In DRC | Firstpost Africa | N18G Southern African leaders of ...