It’s been a month since rebels seized an eastern Congo city. Goma residents say they are struggling.
Banks are still shut, basic services such as trade are slowly restarting, and thousands displaced by the conflict are ...
Critically injured South African soldiers are evacuated from Congo amid rebel offensive
South Africa’s armed forces say a group of soldiers critically injured in fighting in eastern Congo a month ago have been ...
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Critically injured South African soldiers evacuated from Congo amid rebel offensive
The M23 rebels are supported by around 4,000 troops from Rwanda, according to U.N. experts, and now occupy Goma and Bukavu, ...
As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target
Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers.
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Eastern DRC: Injured South African troops en route home via Rwanda
Defeated soldiers from the Southern Africa Development Community’s (SADC) peace mission were seen leaving Goma by road ...
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SANDU paints grim picture of situation SA soldiers faced in Goma
The South African government has faced backlash over its decision not to recall the service men and women following the ...
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SAMIDRC soldiers – including from South Africa – apparently exiting Goma
About 200 wounded and sick soldiers from the Southern African Development Community Mission in the Democratic Republic of ...
Eastern and Southern African blocs weigh deployment to eastern Congo
Eastern and Southern African countries are looking into the possibility of deploying troops to secure areas of eastern ...
As Goma ceasefire largely holds, Congo rushes to bury bodies from rebel offensive
Rebels in eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, began a ceasefire on Tuesday and people rushed to bury some 2,000 victims of last week's battles for the city as they feared the spread of disease.
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As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target
GOMA, Congo (AP) — The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers, the families say, with the troops’ wives ...
DR Congo: Rebels Call for Peace Talks as Pressure Begins to Mount on Rwanda | Firstpost Africa |N18G
Rebels Call for Peace Talks as Pressure Begins to Mount on Rwanda | Firstpost Africa | N18G The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have once again expressed a desire to peacefully resolve the crisis in Eastern ...
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‘Days of Mass Burials Ahead’ as Congo Mourns Its Dead in Goma
Though most fighting has stopped in Goma in recent days, the city’s capture by M23 rebels has raised fears of a broader war between Congo, Rwanda and their respective allies. A map of Africa ...