Reuters4d
Rwandan-backed rebels enter Congo's Goma in major escalation
Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance that includes the M23, told Reuters his forces controlled the city. His claim could not be independently verified amid conflicting accounts of ...
Reuters7d
Congo provincial military governor dies in rebel offensive
On Friday, the rebel Congo River Alliance (AFC), which includes M23, said they planned to take Goma. The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo, MONUSCO, said that its heavy artillery had carried out ...
Daily Express5d
The country in Africa that is 11th largest in the world and borders nine others
A country in Africa that’s roughly the size of the United States east of the Mississippi River also shares its border with a staggering nine other countries. Congo is the second largest country ...
The Straits Times8d
Congo rebels seize eastern town on critical supply route
"Minova is in our hands," said Corneille Nangaa, leader of the anti-government Congo River Alliance (AFC), which includes M23. The fall of the town could put the key eastern city of Goma ...
The Straits Times6d
Congo provincial military governor dies in rebel offensive
The military governor of Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province has died from gunshot wounds suffered on the front line during an offensive by M23 rebels, the army said on Friday.
CNN2d
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
DR Congo has experienced decades of militia violence, including armed rebellion by M23, which claims to defend the interest of the minority Rwandophone communities, including the Tutsi.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation3d
UN warns rebel M23 offensive in Congo could spiral into a regional war
Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance that includes the M23, has suggested the rebels' aim is to replace President Felix Tshisekedi and his government. That would require a fight to ...
The New York Times3d
Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
Displaced people leave a camp and head for the city of Goma after being shot at, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday.Credit...Guerchom Ndebo for The New York Times A ...
CNN5d
Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve captured the key city of Goma
Thousands fled the city of Goma on Monday as fighting raged between Congolese forces and rebels backed by neighboring Rwanda, who claimed to have captured eastern Congo’s largest regional hub.
CNN2d
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region this week, pushing back against resistance from government troops ...
U.S. News & World Report3d
Congo's M23 Rebels Take Control of Goma Airport, Embassies Attacked in Capital
Congo's M23 Rebels Take Control of Goma Airport, Embassies Attacked in Capital By Yassin Kombi and Sonia Rolley GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Rebels seized the airport of east ...