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DR Congo president vows 'vigorous' fight to halt M23 rebel advance

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has vowed to restore government authority in the east, where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized much of the city of Goma and are reportedly advancing south to seize more territory.

Reuters · 22h

DR Congo: What is happening in Goma and why are M23 rebels fighting?

Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels are moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in what appears to be an attempt to expand their area of control in the country's east after capturing the city of Goma.

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

M23 Rebellion in DR Congo: Protesters Light Fires Near US Embassy

Protesters have attacked missions in the capital of the African country as anger grows about the advance of the M23 rebel group.

M23 rebels expand control in east Congo

The Associated Press on MSN · 6h

Congo’s leader calls for massive military mobilization as Rwanda-backed rebels expand their control

Congo’s leader has called on young people to enlist in the army to help fight Rwanda-backed rebels attempting to seize more territory in the country’s conflict-battered east.

The Washington Post · 1d

Rwanda-backed rebels try to expand control after capturing east Congo's largest city

Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo as fighters moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent attempt to expand their control in the conflict-battered region

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Congo's M23 rebels control devastated Goma as mercenaries exit via Rwanda

By Yassin Kombi and Sonia Rolley GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rwandan-backed rebels strengthened their control over east Congo's largest city, Goma, on Wednesday as columns of Romanian mercenaries hired to fight for Congo entered Rwanda under tight supervision by Rwandan security forces.

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Reuters on MSN · 1d

Rwanda's Kagame says he agrees with US on need for ceasefire in Congo

By Yassin Kombi and Sonia Rolley GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rwanda's President Paul Kagame said he agreed with the U.S. government on the need for a ceasefire in eastern Congo but gave no indication of bowing to calls for Rwandan troops and the M23 rebels they support to withdraw from Goma.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Rubio Tells Rwandan President US Wants Ceasefire in Congo

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Tuesday that Washington was "deeply troubled" by escalation in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly the fall of the city of Goma to Rwandan-backed rebels.

The New Times on MSN · 1d

Kagame, US Secretary of State discuss 'need for ceasefire' in DR Congo

President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, January 29, said he had a conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the “need to ensure a ceasefire” in eastern DR Congo, where M23 rebels captured Goma city on Sunday,

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Rwanda's Kagame defiant on criticism of east Congo offensive; rebels push south

By Yassin Kombi and Sonia Rolley GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame blasted ...

20h

What is happening in eastern Congo? Rebels claim they captured a key city

Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo were losing control of the key city of Goma on Wednesday after rebel groups backed ...

19h

Rwanda Urges Ceasefire in Congo, Negotiations With Rebels, Foreign Minister Says

(Reuters) - Rwanda, which diplomats say backs M23 fighters who seized Goma in Democratic Republic of Congo this week, called ...

Congo says French foreign minister arrives in Kinshasa

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has arrived in Congo's capital Kinshasa, an official at the presidency said on ...

Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo

A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...

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Congo's Defeated Foreign Mercenaries Head Home With 'Big Relief'

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Nearly 300 foreign mercenaries hired by the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

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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 ...

Reuters on MSN1d

Rebel clashes rage in Congo's Goma as protests erupt in Kinshasa

The United Nations has said there are many dead bodies in the streets of Goma, and that hospitals are overwhelmed, the day ...

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