BBC3d
'People are afraid': BBC visits DR Congo city under rebel control
As I reached a checkpoint near a police post formerly run by the Congolese authorities, gun-toting fighters from the M23 rebel group stopped my car. The M23 captured Goma, a city of nearly two ...
Food and Water 'Running Low' Amid Conflict in DR Congo, Warns UN Agency
The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) has warned of dwindling food, water, and medical supplies in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after the M23 rebel group seized the city after ...
The Washington Post5d
As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity
KAMPALA, Uganda — After Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took control of the biggest city in eastern Congo this week, the man who emerged from the shadows to assert his leadership was not the group’s ...
ThePrint5d
UK condemns M23, Rwandan forces’ occupation of Goma, calls for complete withdrawal
New Delhi: The United Kingdom has condemned the occupation of Goma and other territories in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by the M23 and Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF). In a statement ...
Euronews6d
Video. Bodies recovered in Goma as M23 rebels take control
The clashes between M23 rebels and Congolese armed forces, ongoing since 26 January, have left the city reeling. Despite calls from M23 fighters for businesses to reopen, much of Goma remains ...
Reuters6d
M23 rebels face Burundian forces in eastern Congo, heightening war fears
Burundi troops in Congo to counter M23 rebels Rwanda denies Congo presence, accuses Congo of aiding militias Ethnic tensions risk wider conflict in region NAIROBI, Jan 31 (Reuters) - (This Jan. 31 ...
The Peninsula6d
M23 "open to direct dialogue" with DR Congo government: coalition leader
Goma, DR Congo: The March 23 Movement (M23) armed group on Thursday announced its willingness to dialogue with the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after claiming to have ...