Goma, the capital of North Kivu, is both a strategic economic hub and a trade conduit to Rwanda. Rwanda frames its ...
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The scene is the result of the invasion of Goma on January 27th by M23, an armed group under the control of Rwanda, Congo’s neighbour, which abuts the city. Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has ...
Meanwhile, Rwandan President Paul Kagame said his country will “deal” with any confrontation from South Africa after 13 of its peacekeepers in eastern Congo were killed.
The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.
The conflict comes amid rising global tensions after Donald Trump’s election, especially between Washington and Beijing, over ...
Local sources said Kigali-backed fighters were advancing on a new front and had seized two districts in South Kivu province, after the rebel group’s capture of most of Goma, the capital of North Kivu.
Fighting across the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and "is still very much ongoing ... it's not over ...
After a lightning offensive, M23 rebels now control Goma, a large city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
In the capital, Kinshasa, protesters complaining of a lack of international action attacked foreign embassies, including ...
Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma ...