'No safe place to go to from Goma' for millions as humanitarian crisis looms in eastern Congo city
“The situation is confusing, complex and horrific,” said Greg Ramm, Congo’s country director for Save The Children, an aid ...
M23 rebels force Romanian mercenaries to retreat to Rwanda
M23 rebels escort Romanian mercenaries past UN peacekeepers to the border crossing into Rwanda in Goma, Democratic Republic ...
The Economist5d
Rwanda’s reckless plan to redraw the map of Africa
THE RESIDENTS of Goma are no strangers to war. The largest city in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has long been a refuge for those fleeing from violence elsewhere in one of the ...
CNN3d
Residents of Congo’s besieged city live in fear as government forces battle rebel takeover
Residents of the besieged city of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, say they are gripped by fear as gunshots continue to ring out around their homes, days after rebel forces ...
Reuters4d
With fear and fist-bumps, Goma residents greet Congo's M23 rebels again
GOMA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Residents of eastern Congo's largest city of Goma greeted the arrival of Rwanda-backed rebels with trepidation on Monday, some staying indoors and others coming out to ...
Congo’s forces try to slow Rwanda-backed rebels in the east as protests break out in the capital
There were active combat zones in all areas of the city, with civilians taking cover and heavy artillery fire directed at the ...
The Washington Post2d
Rwanda-backed rebels seize control of Congo’s Goma after violent clashes
NAIROBI — An armed rebel group backed by Rwanda took full control of a key provincial capital in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, residents said, after days of bloody ...
PassBlue19h
It Happened at the UN: Week Ending Jan. 31
The UN reports that 700 people have been killed and 2,800 people injured from Jan. 26-30 in the crisis. The UN high ...